MedStar Health Hospitals are First in Maryland to Offer Fentanyl Test Kits
Fentanyl Drives Majority of Drug Overdose Deaths in the State
September 23, 2019
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BALTIMORE—MedStar Health’s three Baltimore City hospitals are the first hospitals in the state to offer patients in the Emergency Department free test kits to detect the presence of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid fueling an epidemic of fatal drug overdoses. Read more.
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