CareFirst Providing $2.1 Million In Grants To Help Fight Opioid Epidemic

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 115 people die from opioid overdoses every day in the U.S. Maryland ranks fourth in the number of people addicted.
“Many of them are in so much pain that they don’t even know they’re in pain,” said Maryland Congressman Eljah Cummings. “And they’re constantly trying to figure out how to get beyond where they are.”
Getting beyond addiction takes medical and mental health treatment, which is often available to those with insurance.
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