Opiate addiction in the United States is at an all-time high. Unfortunately, Calvert County is not immune from its devastating effects. The "Drug Problem" cannot be solved by law enforcement alone. There must be a multifaceted approach to include prevention, treatment, and the desire to quit by the addicted individual.
Calvert County Year to Date Overdose Information, January 1 to August 8, 2019
Overdoses by Sex
| Sex | Total |
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| Male | 59
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| Female | 24
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| Year to Date Total Both Sexes | 83
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Overdoses by Ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Total |
|---|
| Caucasian | 69
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| African American | 13
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| Asian | 0 |
| Alaskan / Native American | 1 |
| Hispanic | 0 |
| Year to Date Total All Ethnicities | 83
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2019 Non-Fatal Naloxone Deployments to Date: 37
2019 Fatal Naloxone Deployments to Date: 8
Suspected Drug Overdoses & Fatalities
| Opiod (Heroin, Fentanyl) | 47
| 14 | | Chesapeake Beach | 15 |
| Suspected Heroin | 0 | 0 | | North Beach | 9 |
| Cocaine | 1 | 2
| | Owings | 3 |
| PCP | 1 | 0 | | Sunderland | 2 |
| Unknown Substance / Other | 6 | 0 | | Dunkirk | 3 |
| Prescription Medication | 7 | 0 | | Huntingtown | 7
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| Over the Counter Medication | 1 | 1 | | Prince Frederick | 17
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| Methadone | 0 | 0 | | Port Republic | 1 |
| Synthetic Marijuana | 3
| 0 | | Broomes Island | 0 |
| LSD | 0 | 0 | | St. Leonard | 5 |
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| | Lusby | 20 |
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| | | Solomons | 1
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