Mobtown Redux

Mobtown Redux

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  • Baltimore's harm reduction movement refuses to back down. Others should follow suit

    6 days ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

    If there's one thing I've learned from covering the harm reduction movement in Baltimore, it's that those on the frontlines don't back down. At the annual Tuerk Conference last month, organizers stood resolutely among a throng of abstinence-based treatment programs to cement themselves as a crucial arm of the city's response to the overdose crisis. And earlier this week, they showed up in numbers at a town hall to press Mayor Brandon Scott and his administration.

  • Supplantation without representation: Opioid board has 'grave concerns' about city budget

    1 week ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

    When Mayor Brandon Scott signed an executive order creating Baltimore's Opioid Resitution Advisory Board last year, it was hailed as a new chapter in the beleaguered city's fight against a disastrous overdose crisis. The 20-member board, composed of public health experts and those with lived experience in addiction and drug use, would play a key role in determining how hundreds of millions of dollars from opioid-related lawsuits were spent, Scott said.

  • As Baltimore battles overdose crisis and hosts East Coast’s largest addiction conference, harm reduction practices shine

    1 week ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

    Roughly 1,500 harm reduction workers, addiction and mental health professionals, and others serving those with substance use disorder gathered in Baltimore on April 29 for the 2025 Tuerk Conference, a gathering meant to highlight the latest developments and brightest minds in addiction treatment.

  • Mayor Scott says the state of the city is strong. Here's where Baltimore's OD crisis stands

    2 weeks ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

    As Mayor Brandon Scott stood before a packed theater for his State of the City address this week, he extolled his administration's accomplishments before shifting the focus toward Baltimore's future — a speech that included a brief nod to its progress in fighting a devastating overdose crisis.

  • The clock is ticking in Baltimore's landmark opioid case

    3 weeks ago | mobtownredux.news | Logan Hullinger

    In less than three weeks, Baltimore will learn whether two massive opioid distributors must cough up billions of dollars to fund its comprehensive abatement plan — a decision that could revolutionize harm reduction in the epicenter of the nation's overdose crisis. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill has said he will rule on the case against McKesson and Cencora, formerly AmerisourceBergen, by May 6.

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