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 December 31, 2019
Overdoses by Sex
| Sex | Total |
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| Male | 98
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| Female | 32
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| Year to Date Total Both Sexes | 130
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Overdoses by Ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Total |
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| Caucasian | 107
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| African American | 22 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Alaskan / Native American | 1 |
| Hispanic | 0 |
| Year to Date Total All Ethnicities | 130
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2019 Non-Fatal Naloxone Deployments to Date: 53
2019 Fatal Naloxone Deployments to Date: 10
Suspected Drug Overdoses & Fatalities
| Opioid (Heroin, Fentanyl) | 71 | 12
| | Chesapeake Beach | 24 |
| Suspected Heroin | 0 | 0 | | North Beach | 12 |
| Cocaine | 1 | 2 | | Owings | 6 |
| PCP | 1 | 0 | | Sunderland | 5 |
| Unknown Substance / Other | 10 | 12 | | Dunkirk | 3 |
| Prescription Medication | 14
| 2 | | Huntingtown | 11 |
| Over the Counter Medication | 1 | 0 | | Prince Frederick | 25
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| Methadone | 0 | 0 | | Port Republic | 2 |
| Synthetic Marijuana | 4 | 0 | | Broomes Island | 1 |
| LSD | 0 | 0 | | St. Leonard | 8
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| | Lusby | 28 |
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| | | Solomons | 5
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