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Not All Wounds Are Visible: The Opioid Epidemic

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Each week several dozen people in Maryland die from opioid use. Last summer, Nicki Neirman, a nursing staff coordinator, lost her fiance to a heroin overdose. She tells us of his episodes of treatment, and how his addiction disrupted their lives.

And Donna Jacobs, a senior vice president at the University of Maryland Medical System, tells us about next Wednesday's conference on substance abuse and recovery called, “Not All Wounds Are Visible”. 

You can RSVP for the free community conference to be held November 29th at the UMB Campus Center here.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.