substance abuse

Bill would expand insurance coverage for emergency and out-of-network mental health and substance use services.

The city of Howell has agreed to pay a $750,000 settlement that ends a long-running lawsuit over a sober living home. The city was sued after it put a temporary ban on those facilities in response to an outcry over plans to open the Amber Reinick House.

Previously, the state relied on overdose mortality data alone to identify areas with higher substance use. Now, it's adding more data.

The Upper Peninsula Health Departments has published their first ever Community Health Needs Assessment. This 350-page report combines 18 months of…

In a perfect world, all of our doctors would be really, really good at something called “motivational interviewing.”There are a million websites and books…

The Michigan Nurses Association has filed an unfair labor complaint against Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.It stems from the hospital's recent decision to…

State lawmakers are taking testimony on legislation to require some state welfare recipients to undergo drug testing.Michigan tried before to require drug…

The number of adults over 50 entering into substance abuse treatment nearly doubled in Michigan during the past decade, according to a new state health…