Opioid epidemic under Hogan not ‘out of control’

The Baltimore Sun’s ongoing coverage of Maryland’s opioid epidemic has staked out a clear position: Not enough is being done (“Governor Hogan says we’ve tried everything to stem overdoses. Fortunately, that’s not quite true,” Oct. 12). But while Americans have never faced a greater threat from any kind of drug epidemic — 200 die each day of a drug overdose nationally, and it is the leading cause of death for individuals under the age of 50 — it’s simply not correct to conclude that the problem is out of control.