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1. Legislators shaping health policy
Some of the most impactful legislators in health policy will join us at the 2021 Maryland State of Reform Health Policy Conference on May 13. On our “Policy Leadership: Democrats” panel, we’ll hear from Sen. Paul Pinsky, Chair of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Brian Feldman, Vice Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Malcolm Augustine, Member of the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders, and Del. Robbyn Lewis
, Member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
Joining us on our “Policy Leadership: Republicans” panel will be Deputy Minority Whip Del. Sid Saab, along with Dels. Susan Krebs and Brian Chisholm who are both members of the House Health & Government Operations Committee. Be sure to bring your questions to what will be interactive and informative panels on the future of health policy in Maryland.
Robert Nickelsberg
Overview
Over the past decade, attempts to address the overdose crisis in the U.S. have resulted in more restrictive opioid prescribing policies which, because they have reduced the overall availability of prescription opioids, have inadvertently led to a surge in the use of illicit drugs such as heroin.
Because these illicit opioids are often injected, they’re associated with higher rates of overdose than prescription painkillers, and, when unsterile injection equipment is used or shared, people are at risk of getting a serious infection or transmitting disease.
1 As of March 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that 44 states; Washington, D.C.; one tribal nation; and one territory were experiencing or at risk of an acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HIV outbreak due to injection drug use.
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The opioid crisis in the U.S. was a top priority until the COVID-19 global pandemic ravaged the country early last year and, while the pandemic continues to infect communities in