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
Month
Total
January
9
February
10
March
15
April
12
May
9
June
18
July
14
August
13
September
7
October
13
November
12
December
22
Year to Date Total of All Months
154
Overdoses by Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Total
Caucasian
132
African American
22
Asian
0
Alaskan / Indian
0
Hispanic
0
Year to Date Total of All Ethnicities
154
Overdoses by Sex
Sex
Total
Male
111
Female
43
Year to Date Total of Both Sexes
154
Suspected Drug Overdoses & Fatalities
Suspected Drug
Overdoses
Fatalities
Location
Total
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
Year to Date Total of All Drugs
127
27
All Locations
154
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