opioid drugs

A Wayne County judge has dismissed a lawsuit preventing Michigan officials from disbursing a $81 million opioid settlement.

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.

A dozen doctors are among 16 people in Michigan and Ohio for a health care fraud that included the distribution of 6.6 million opioid doses and $250 million in false billings, according to the federal justice department.

Michigan is receiving nearly $80 million in federal funding to help counter the opioid crisis across the state. The Michigan Department of Health and…

Michigan is getting $17.5 million in federal funds to fight opioid overdose deaths and addiction.Andrea Taverna is Senior Advisor for Opioid Strategy with…

New guidelines set by the Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (OPEN) and implemented by hospitals around the state have allowed surgeons to…

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs says the number of opioids dispensed in the state decreased by 15% in 2018 compared with the…

Legislation allowing libraries to stock and administer opioid overdose drugs is on pace to reach the governor’s desk by June. The state Senate Health…

A new program will train Michigan doctors to effectively treat people with opioid addictions. The University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne…

Flint is the latest Michigan city to file a lawsuit against the nation’s largest manufacturers of opioid drugs.Lawyers for the city filed a 111 page brief…