State and local officials have announced plans to open a “stabilization” center in Baltimore to help people who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen says the center will open in spring 2019.
Baltimore's mayor is making one of her biggest pushes yet to fight the opioid epidemic in the city.
City officials said the stabilization center is three years in the making, and it will be the first of its kind in Maryland, and one of the first in the country, to help people battling addiction and get them on the right path.
State and local officials have announced plans to open a "stabilization" center in Baltimore to help people who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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Baltimore City has a new way to fight the opioid crisis. Mayor Catherine Pugh announced plans for the State’s first Stabilization Center, which will open next year.
City and state agencies are partnering to open a stabilization center in Baltimore to connect people struggling with addiction to necessary services.
Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, Mayor Catherine Pugh and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen were some of the public officials on hand this morning to announce the plan.
Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford today joined Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh, Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health Dr. Barbara J. Bazron, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen to announce the opening of Maryland's first crisis stabilization center. The stabilization center will provide basic first aid, withdrawal management, and screening and referral to treatment on-site for individuals with a substance use disorder.
State and local officials have announced plans to open a “stabilization” center in Baltimore to help people who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.