IWIF/Chesapeake Employers Supports State's Efforts to Combat Opioid Overdose, Abuse
In a show of unity, Chesapeake Employers' Insurance and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) have joined forces to combat the drug problem that is plaguing every corner of the State: Opioid addiction.
Chesapeake Employers' will give DHMH a total of $750,000 over the span of three years to strengthen the State's efforts to combat opioid overdose and abuse in Maryland.
"Chesapeake Employers wishes to support DHMH in its opioid abuse prevention efforts by providing a monetary gift to the department for its use in bolstering the State's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and other efforts designed to stop the opioid epidemic in Maryland," said Tom Phelan, the company's President and CEO.
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