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Maryland Good Samaritan Law awareness campaign

Also: Good Sam Law

Maryland Department of Health campaign (US-MD) promoting the state's Good Samaritan Law, which protects people who call for help during an alcohol or drug overdose; promoted statewide since the STR grant, with a 2025 PSA aimed at younger people and 2025-2026 English and Spanish videos.

Years
2018–now
Country
United States
Budget
Not published; federal STR/SOR grant funds (NASADAD).
Topic
AlcoholDrugsHarm reductionOpioids
Asks people to
Seek help
Strategy
Policy pairedService linkSimple instruction
Channel
RadioSocial (paid)TVWebsite
Audience
General publicYoung adultsYouth
Younger people who may witness an overdose or underage drinking emergency; English and Spanish.

Evidence

NoneUnknown

No evaluation found.

Sponsor (who paid)

Credits (who made it)

Not recorded yet.

Executions (individual ads)

Related campaigns

Sources

  1. Stop Overdose Maryland: Public Awareness Resources (PSA and toolkit page) sponsor · 2026
  2. NASADAD: Maryland State Opioid Response (SOR) initiatives brief reference · 2024
  3. NASADAD: Addressing Opioid and Stimulant Misuse and Disorders: Maryland STR/SOR brief reference · 2021

Research notes

US-MD. Discovered 2026-10-22 for #17. Unverified (no page found that credits the agency): no creative agency named for this campaign on any page opened. NASADAD 2021 says the law 'also was promoted statewide' under STR (2017-2019); exact start year unconfirmed, 2018 used. Execution years are YouTube upload dates. Reuse terms checked 2026-10-23 by an AI research pass for #47; not yet reviewed by a person.

Record cases/md-good-samaritan-law-awareness.json, updated 2026-10-23· Link to this campaign