Opiate addiction in the United States is at an all-time high. Unfortunately, Calvert County is not immune from its devastating effects. The "Drug Problem" cannot be solved by law enforcement alone. There must be a multifaceted approach to include prevention, treatment, and the desire to quit by the addicted individual.
Calvert County Year to Date Overdose Information, January 1 to December 31, 2018
Overdoses by Month
January | 9 |
February | 10 |
March | 15 |
April | 12 |
May | 9 |
June | 18 |
July | 14 |
August | 13 |
September | 7 |
October | 13 |
November | 12 |
December | 22 |
Overdoses by Ethnicity
Caucasian | 132 |
African American | 22 |
Asian | 0 |
Alaskan / Indian | 0 |
Hispanic | 0 |
Year to Date Total of All Ethnicities | 154 |
Overdoses by Sex
Suspected Drug Overdoses & Fatalities
Heroin | 84 | 13 | | Chesapeake Beach | 32 |
Suspected Heroin | 7 | 0 | | North Beach | 16 |
Cocaine | 4 | 1 | | Owings | 12 |
PCP | 2 | 1 | | Sunderland | 2 |
Fentanyl | 2 | 9 | | Dunkirk | 7 |
Unknown Substance / Other | 0 | 2 | | Huntingtown | 13 |
Prescription Medication - Other | 12 | 1 | | Prince Frederick | 27 |
Prescription Medication - Opioid | 12 | 0 | | Port Republic | 6 |
Methadone | 1 | 0 | | Broomes Island | 2 |
Methamphetamines | 1 | 0 | | St. Leonard | 10 |
LSD | 2 | 0 | | Lusby | 20 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | | Solomons | 7 |