Tag: Opioids in Michigan
Michigan drug deaths drop, but lawmakers question disjointed opioid efforts Â
Michigan lawmakers grilled a Whitmer administration official about poor coordination between county and state efforts to blunt the opioid epidemic….
Opinion | Donât let synthetic opioids hijack the conversation around natural kratom
There is a meaningful difference between traditional kratom leaf and the newer, synthetic, hyper-concentrated products now flooding the market. A blanket ban on natural kratom leaf would sweep fundamentally different products into the same category while punishing responsible adults like me….
Michigan cities, counties have spent 18% of opioid settlement funds
The one-time funds meant to battle the opioid crisis are being spent slowly. That may not be a bad thing, says one expert….
Michigan drug deaths drop; $154M more in opioid-fighting funds on way
After years of steep increases, drug deaths in Michigan are declining again â this time to the lowest number in more than a decade. At the same time, Michigan will receive another $154 million in opioid settlement dollars to fund the drug fight….
Three years in, funds to fight opioids still unspent in some Michigan counties
Funds meant to save lives in Michiganâs drug war are still sitting in the bank accounts of some local governments….