opioid crisis

The Legislature is poised to send bills to Governor Gretchen Whitmer that would clear the way for Michigan to get its share of the national opioid lawsuit settlement.

Detroit writer Kelsey Ronan’s debut novel poses rich questions about how we carry the collective histories of the places and people we come from.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel toured an addiction treatment center in Saginaw Monday in preparation of the state receiving around $800 million from a recent settlement with some of the nation’s top opioid distributors.

Michigan is about to receive nearly $800 million in settlement money from opioid manufacturers and distributors to address addiction in the state. Today’s show digs into the settlement and where that money will go to tackle Michigan’s opioid crisis. After that, we revisit two of our favorite author conversations from the past year.

Michigan expects to get a portion of a $26 billion multi-state agreement with some leading opioid distributors that received final approval Friday.

John U. Bacon discusses consequences for U-M men's basketball coach Juwan Howard. A new documentary about a boxer fighting opioid addiction. A look back at a beloved small town restaurant about to close–and, a discussion about Indigineous food sovereignty after police shut down a sugarbush ceremony in Detroit.

A nationwide shortage of naloxone is impacting the ability of community organizations and medical facilities to provide overdose prevention services to…

Today on Stateside, what the national opioid settlement could mean for Michigan. Also, the founding of Detroit’s long-lived and well-loved Black LGBTQ…

State attorneys general have settled a number of lawsuits against opioid makers and distributors—and Michigan could get up to $800 million as a result,…

McLaren Health Care Corporation has agreed to pay a record $7,750,000 civil penalty to the U.S. government to resolve alleged violations of the federal…