opioids

The county is set to receive over $1.5 million over the next two decades.

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

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.

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?

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…

A new survey says marijuana use among 19 to 22 year olds is the highest it's been in 35 years.An annual survey from the University of Michigan follows…