December 19th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

As he prepares to leave office next month, Maryland Lt Governor Boyd Rutherford says he hopes to see the opioid epidemic continue to be a state priority. Rutherford was appointed chair of Maryland’s Heroid and Opioid Emergency Task Force in 2015 and has worked tireless on the crisis since- lobbying the general assembly for funds for a variety of programs ranging from  peer recovery services;  increasing the available stock of naloxone and law enforcement drug arrest operations; and additional mental health services for those who are addicted…