Opioids

A $26 billion opioid settlement involving Michigan reached final approval today.

The federal government is providing a-million dollars to fight the opioid epidemic in northern Michigan. The federal grant funding comes on the heels of a…

Medical students at Central Michigan University and Saginaw Valley State University are participating in a pilot curriculum learning new strategies for…

Nine cities and counties from across Michigan are taking drug companies to court.The lawsuits filed in federal courts claim manufacturers, distributors…

Legislation aimed at curbing the state’s opioid crisis is on its way to the governor.The goal of the legislation is to stop doctor shopping and pill…

Michigan’s alcohol, drug, and suicide-related deaths could increase by 44 percent by 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by Trust for America’s…

The Michigan State Police launched a drug testing pilot program Wednesday which allows troopers to use a saliva swab to test drivers for drugs.The…

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed guidelines for prescribing opioid medication - guidance that previously did not exist.The…

In 2015, 1,980 opioid overdose deaths occurred in Michigan, according to the CDC. Now new research out of John Hopkins University suggests treatment…

New data released Thursday shows a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths across the state.Twenty-three hundred people died in the state of Michigan in…