The Overdose Response Training (ORT) Group is focused on maximizing the resources for reduction and/or prevention of fatal opioid overdose in our community. Administration of naloxone in the setting of an opioid […]
Garrett Guide is a Community Resource Directory with the framework found at Garrettguide.org. Local agencies, organizations, businesses and residents have the opportunity to provide additional detail for […]
The Garrett County Drug Free Communities Coalition is the defending force for our county’s fight for the reduction and prevention of substance abuse.
Play Hard, Live Clean is a continuation of the Garrett County Drug-Free Communities Coalition designed to engage local youth by means of a drug-free pledge. This campaign is based on Wait21, and is coordinated by […]
Develop a centralized repository for data hosting to facillitate research and trend analysis.
Implement a multifaceted approach toward achieving the Goal of supporting access to quality behavioral health treatment and support services.
Data is needed in order to provide effective, quality prevention services in Garrett County. During National Prevention Week 2017, Garrett County specific data will be shared. Please take the time to share your […]
A tobacco prevention and cessation enrollment campaign designed by the Garrett County Health Department.
Prescription drug abuse has become an area of concern in Garrett County and the United States. Many people use prescription drugs properly, but nearly 1 in 5 Garrett County youth reported abusing them to get high […]
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Cigarette smoking damages nearly every organ of the body. Secondhand smoke also causes many serious health […]