Jolly Roger Amusement Park to Stock Naloxone in Ticket Booth
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today joined leaders of Worcester Goes Purple Warriors Against Opioid Addiction to announce the expansion of Operation Save a Life, a local initiative to increase access to naloxone. As part of the expansion, Jolly Roger Amusement Park will begin stocking naloxone in their ticket booth.
“Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the heroin and opioid crisis was the number one health crisis facing our nation, and unfortunately, the unprecedented challenges of the past 16 months have only served to exacerbate this issue,” said Governor Hogan. “By working with the local business community, Operation Save a Life is helping to increase access to naloxone in areas that draw large numbers of locals and tourists, and I want to sincerely thank Jolly Roger and everyone involved for joining that mission, and for their effort to stock naloxone in their ticket booth in order to potentially save lives.”
Having naloxone on hand in an area frequented by locals and tourists is critical in the event that someone were to experience an overdose.
Last week, Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford launched the Maryland Stop Overdose Strategy (Maryland SOS), a multifaceted interdisciplinary campaign to reduce overdose deaths and support local prevention, enforcement, and treatment of individuals experiencing substance use disorders.
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today joined leaders of Worcester Goes Purple Warriors Against Opioid Addiction to announce the expansion of Operation Save a Life, a local initiative to increase access to naloxone. As part of the expansion, Jolly Roger Amusement Park will begin stocking naloxone in their ticket booth.
“Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the heroin and opioid crisis was the number one health crisis facing our nation, and unfortunately, the unprecedented challenges of the past 16 months have only served to exacerbate this issue,” said Governor Hogan. “By working with the local business community, Operation Save a Life is helping to increase access to naloxone in areas that draw large numbers of locals and tourists, and I want to sincerely thank Jolly Roger and everyone involved for joining that mission, and for their effort to stock naloxone in their ticket booth in order to potentially save lives.”
Having naloxone on hand in an area frequented by locals and tourists is critical in the event that someone were to experience an overdose.
Last week, Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford launched the Maryland Stop Overdose Strategy (Maryland SOS), a multifaceted interdisciplinary campaign to reduce overdose deaths and support local prevention, enforcement, and treatment of individuals experiencing substance use disorders.
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