Opioid

The Third Circuit Court Thursday announced it had sanctioned Ottawa County for delaying over $80 million in opioid settlement funds from going out to other municipalities across Michigan. Daniel Boothe has the details.

Michigan is taking part in a $3 billion nationwide opioid settlement with Walmart announced this week.

The Michigan Senate passed a bill package Thursday outlining how the state should handle an influx of opioid settlement cash.

A state House committee adopted two bills Tuesday to ensure that Michigan’s share of the national opioid settlement with drug manufacturers is used to treat addiction and diverted to other purposes.

Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control show the number of people who died of drug overdoses in a single year in the U.S. is at an all-time high.

Work to reduce opioid deaths is beginning across the state.It’s part of a $10 million investment to fight the opioid epidemic in Michigan.Michigan ranks…

State health officials will be looking for feedback on how best to tackle the opioid crisis at town halls they’ll hold across the state in 2020.The town…

A new study from the University of Michigan has found that prescription opioid use is nearly five times as high among US residents compared with new…

The list of who can administer emergency opioid overdose medication in Michigan could grow.Bills in Lansing would allow trained employees at places like…

State lawmakers want to give librarians immunity from any issues that could arise if they administer opioid overdose medication.A state house committee…