Light Up the Beaches Purple and Connect to Hear More

Show your support and "Light Up the Beaches" purple in recognition of International Addiction Awareness Day and Recovery Month (September) hosted by the Twin Beach Opioid Abuse Awareness Coalition. If you missed the live webinar you can still hear Dr. Drew Fuller (Medical Director, Mobile Crisis Response Team Calvert County Health Department, Division of Behavioral Health)presentation "Community Engagement and Treatment Success for Opioid Addiction: Calvert County Leading the Way." followed by a recorded short Q&A session. 

The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the entire country as well as our local communities. Fortunately, there is hope. Medical treatment works and when combined with comprehensive therapies can save lives and provide a path to recovery, ending the needless suffering of all involved. The Calvert County Health Department, Behavioral Health division has a regionally leading Recovery Rapid Response program and Mobile Crisis Treatment team that provides comprehensive "Treatment on Demand" 7 days a week. Stigma, myths, and misunderstandings about opioid addiction remain impediments to effective treatment. Community collaborations, engagement and education can help. Calvert County and Southern Maryland continue to make progress and save lives. 

Show your support and light up Chesapeake Beach and North Beach purple into September.

Build awareness of others by taking pictures of your lights and posting them on social media using the Hashtags:

(National): #OverdoseAwarenessDay, #iOAD2020 or share them on Facebook and tag/mention the Twin Beach Opioid Abuse Awarenes Coaliton by using @twinbeachawareness