Tag: Heroin

Heroin deaths have increased across age groups, races and gender, and in all regions of the state. In early 2015, Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and created a task force to investigate the epidemic and bolster the state’s response. Here, a series of graphics based on data from the Heroin & Opioid Emergency Task Force’s 2014 interim report illustrate the heroin crisis in Maryland.