Representatives from Maryland’s primary opioid response coordinating office, the Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC), are hosting a town hall meeting on November 16th at the Talbot County Free Library to provide the community with the opportunity to share their ideas for how we can do more to address the opioid and overdose crisis.
The meeting will include presentations from the Special Secretary of Opioid Response, Emily Keller as well as local community leaders including Talbot County Health Officer Dr. Maria Maguire and Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble.
The town hall is open to the public with time being reserved for questions and comments via registration at: https://oocc-talbot.eventbrite.com. Doors open at 6:00pm and presentations begin at 6:30pm. Included topics are the importance of community participation in addressing the opioid crisis, care/recovery services availability within the county and racial disparities in overdose outcomes.
For more information, please visit https://beforeitstoolate.maryland.gov/town-halls/ or you can view the event details on Facebook at https://fb.me/e/2YnkdEEXq.
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