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MD Lt Governor Rutherford hopes the opioid epidemic continue to be a state priority

December 19th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

As he prepares to leave office next month, Maryland Lt Governor Boyd Rutherford says he hopes to see the opioid epidemic continue to be a state priority. Rutherford was appointed chair of Maryland’s Heroid and Opioid Emergency Task Force in 2015 and has worked tireless on the crisis since- lobbying the general assembly for funds for a variety of programs ranging from  peer recovery services;  increasing the available stock of naloxone and law enforcement drug arrest operations; and additional mental health services for those who are addicted…