Opioid Drugs

As millions of dollars flow to Michigan communities from opioid distributors, some up-north counties are electing to wait to start spending.

Ever walked by some newspaper boxes and noticed some aren’t filled with papers, but medicine? Chances are that medicine can help reverse an opioid overdose.

Michigan counties, townships and cities will split about $725 million in opioid settlement funds over 18 years, with communities harder hit by the opioid crisis receiving more money per capita.

Aneri Pattani, senior reporter for KFF Health News breaks down the differences in transparency between states that are spending opioid settlement dollars.

Work to reduce opioid-related deaths is beginning across the state, as part of a $10 million investment to fight the opioid epidemic. Michigan ranks in…

Syringe service programs involve giving medical supplies and clean needles to injection drug users.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say…

Michigan will get $2.6 million from drug manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser Group, according to the Michigan Attorney General's office.Michigan filed suit…

Munson Medical Center in Traverse City is getting $1.5 million to treat opioid addiction. Some of the money will be used to offer medication-assisted…

Recent reports show that the number of organ transplants is rising. While this may be good news to those on an organ waitlist, the reason for the rise —...

The governor has a stack of bills aimed at combating the opioid crisis headed to his desk. Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed bipartisan legislation…