Scott urges local leaders to develop response plans following last year’s mass overdose events

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 786

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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A summons to testify before state lawmakers can often be a strained affair, but senators essentially gave Baltimore officials a pat on the back Tuesday for the city’s response to “mass overdose” events last summer that sent dozens to emergency rooms, but resulted in zero fatalities.

“It’s amazing that no lives were lost,” Sen. Justin Ready (R-Frederick and Carroll) said during Tuesday’s meeting of the Senate Finance Committee. “It’s just a credit to the care …

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