Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Baltimore is launching a new campaign to support people who struggle with addiction and bring an end to overdose-related deaths. Monday marked International Overdose Awareness Day, and Baltimore officials focused on the city's approach to the epidemic as a public health crisis. During a news conference Monday morning at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Pennsylvania Avenue Branch in Penn-North, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and city leaders talked about how everyone is impacted by the opioid crisis.

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