June 4th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
By some measures the opioid epidemic ravaging the nation is even worse in parts of Maryland. Some of the data paint a bleak picture of the situation, particularly in Western Maryland, home to some of the counties hit hardest by prescription opioid addiction. Allegany County had the highest rate of opioid prescriptions of any county in the state in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 127 prescriptions for every 100 people. That’s nearly double the national rate of 66.5 prescriptions per 100 people. James Pyles, retired Maryland State Police major and director of safety and security for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, joined WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” Friday to discuss some of the statistics from the past few years…
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