Oct 19, 2026 · 47 min · 12 segments
## How can Baltimore help those impacted by the opioid crisis? On The Engagement, discussions about Baltimore's more than $400 million opioid restitution fund and where that money should go. We…
D. WatkinsHost
Scott MaucioneGuestSara WhaleyGuestSheena DockinsGuestKevin DockinsGuest
Maybe you remember back in August 2024, Mayor Brandon Scott signed an executive order specifying how money won from drug companies profiting off the opioid epidemic would be used.
How are those funds being used now? And what does that mean for those who were addicted, those helping with recovery, and the rest of us? And what's the best plan for them in the future? WIPR's health reporter, Scott Marciano, has been following this story.
And we'll hear from a city official helping to make those choices on distributing the money a little later in the show.
And to start us off, WIPR's health reporter, Scott Maciano, has been following Maryland's opioid restitution funds.
Maybe you remember back in August 2024, Mayor Brandon Scott signed an executive order specifying how money won from drug companies profiting off the opioid epidemic would be used.
How are those funds being used now? And what does that mean for those who were addicted, those helping with recovery, and the rest of us? And what's the best plan for them in the future? WIPR's health reporter, Scott Marciano, has been following this story.
And we'll hear from a city official helping to make those choices on distributing the money a little later in the show.
And to start us off, WIPR's health reporter, Scott Maciano, has been following Maryland's opioid restitution funds.
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