Another Successful Medication and Sharps Drive-Thru Collection

Another Successful Medication and Sharps Drive-Thru Collection

Today, HC DrugFree’s team of volunteers were busy from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Wilde Lake Village Center parking lot collecting 952.5 lbs of unwanted and expired prescription and over-the-counter medication as well as 18 bins of sharps (needles, syringes, and EpiPens).  Thank you to the Howard County Police Department and the Drug…

HC DrugFree Executive Director Received Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award

HC DrugFree Executive Director Received Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award

HC DrugFree’s Executive Director, Joan Webb Scornaienchi received the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award for Employee of the Year from the Association of Community Services (ACS) of Howard County. The event was held in The Great Room at Savage Mills.

Howard County Executive Responds – A Local Sister Lost to Heroin

County Executive Allan Kittleman directs the public to HC DrugFree and the Howard County Health Department for concerns about heroin addiction and to avoid the tragic loss shared in this video.

Howard County Responds

Scornaienchi Named 1 of 10 People Who Make the Baltimore Region Better

HC DrugFree’s Executive Director, Joan Webb Scornaienchi, was named one of “10 People Who Make the Baltimore Region Better” in an article in The Baltimore Sun. Ms. Scornaienchi has been the Executive Director of HC DrugFree since 2009 and has received much recognition for her work. 

1st Annual Howard County ROSC* Home Run for Recovery Softball Tournament

1st Annual Howard County ROSC* Home Run for Recovery Softball Tournament

Go to bat for recovery in Howard County. Cheer for the Recovery and Agency teams as they race around the bases for fun and entertainment. Discover resources for hope and education about the disease of addiction. Food will be available. Open to the public at no cost. Saturday May 5th, 2018  from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm…

Howard County 2018 Overdoses (thru April 4, 2018)

The Howard County Police Department Reported 2018 Year-To-Date Overdoses as of April 4:  Fatal: 14* Non-Fatal: 59 *In fatal cases, some deaths are pending autopsy results for opioids and/or other substances. Numbers may fluctuate. If you or someone you know in Howard County needs help with an opioid or other drug issue, call 800-422-0009, 24-hours…

HC DrugFree Participated on Panel at University of MD College Park

HC DrugFree’s Executive Director, Joan Webb Scornaienchi, was invited by Dr. Amelia Arria and the University of Maryland School of Public Health to serve on a panel as part of Public Health Research at Maryland 2018.  The day-long event was held on April 3 at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on the University of…