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  "path": "/2026/05/26/maryland-opioid-deaths-hit-10-year-low-down-57-since-pandemic-peak/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T10:34:16.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Health",
    "fentanyl",
    "fentanyl test strips",
    "Good Samaritan Law",
    "heroin",
    "naloxone",
    "Narcan",
    "opioid overdose",
    "overdose deaths",
    "prescription opioids",
    "Purdue Pharma",
    "Sackler family",
    "Special Secretary for Overdose Response"
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  "textContent": "Opioid-related overdose deaths in Maryland have decreased by 57% since spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic, falling from more than 2,500 opioid-related-overdose deaths then to just under 1,100 in 2025, a Capital News Service analysis found.",
  "title": "Maryland opioid deaths hit 10-year low, down 57% since pandemic peak"
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