opioid crisis

The latest on the UAW strike, a new documentary on a Muslim-American who perished while saving lives on 9-11, and the opioid crisis in the Upper Peninsula dramatized on stage.

The report identified opioids and cocaine as the leading causes of overdose deaths in Michigan.

Michigan is set to receive more than $795 million from the settlement. That money is meant to fund opioid treatment and prevention efforts.

Michigan's first tranche of funds from a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors is close to $40 million.

Michigan is expecting to receive $1.45 billion from opioid settlements, including an initial $81 million payment scheduled by the end of January.

On today's show, an update on COVID numbers in Michigan, plus a look at the upcoming biennial Black Midwest Symposium in Detroit. Plus, two recovery and addiction professionals discuss the rising numbers of opioid-related deaths over the last few years.

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.