Mid-Shore counties represented at heroin, opioid summit

SALISBURY — The fifth Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force regional summit held in Salisbury on Wednesday, June 10, saw testimonies on what lower and Mid-Shore counties are doing to combat the drug “epidemic,” and suggestions on how the state can do its part in the battle.

Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, who was asked by Gov. Larry Hogan to head the task force, said there’s a real challenge ahead for the entire state.

Rutherford and the task force, filled with experts and state lawmakers, have been traveling around the state for months listening to county residents and officials report on how heroin and opioid addiction has effected their communities.

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