Prescription Drug Abuse Abatement Council - 2009-2018

The council no longer meets.  Select members served on the Overdose Intervention from 2015-2023, and now serve on the Overdose Prevention Team (est. 2024) led by Denise Dickerson, Calvert County Health Department.  


Council Members 2017- 2018

  • Candice D’Agostino, Coordinator, Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse, Inc.
  • Beverly Dillon
  • Sheriff Mike Evans, Calvert County Sheriff
  • Susan Fischer, Property Supervisor, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
  • Leo Mallard, Pharmacist
  • James Marcum, Calvert Health
  • Laura Martin, Calvert County State’s Attorney
  • Doris McDonald, Director, CCHD, Behavioral Health
  • Major Dave McDowell, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lt. Jimmie Meurrens, Commander, MSP Barrack "U"
  • Dr. Larry Polsky, Calvert County Health Officer
  • Kim Roof, Calvert County Public Schools
  • Cindy Scribner, Supervisor, Calvert County Department of Juvenile Services
  • Amye Scrivener, Supervisor, Calvert County Department of Social Services
  • Joe Windsor, Coordinator, Drug Intelligence Information, CCSO

Mission and Upcoming Events

MISSION: The Council will work to educate the community to the dangers of prescription medication abuse and encourage immediate and proper disposal of expired or unused medications.

The Council was created in 2009/2010 to develop strategies to address prescription pain medication abuse in Calvert County. The member agencies partnered on many activities and projects to raise awareness to this deadly occurrence.

In 2015, the State of Maryland provided grant funds to the Calvert County Health Department to establish the Opioid Misuse Prevention Program and in 2017 provided funding for the Overdose Intervention Team (OIT).

So that there is not a duplication of efforts and due to the fact that the majority of Council members serve as OIT members, the PDAAC no longer meets.

History

The Council sponsored community forums as a way to educate county residents to the dangers of prescription drug abuse and to develop action steps to address the issue. 

Information at the forums led to the partnership with CAASA and the Calvert County Health Department to sponsor workshops. Started in January 2015 the presentations focused on addiction and enabling. Additional workshops are scheduled each year on topics of interest. Check the events page for more information.

In addition, the Council partners with the DEA on the Drug Take Back days. Held twice a year in April and September, these events provide the community the opportunity to dispose of unused and expired medications safely.