drug overdose

The opioid epidemic has been devastating to families and communities across America. For those struggling with addiction, getting clean can be a grueling…

The state wants more people in Michigan to have access to a drug that can save the life of someone who's overdosed on heroin or prescription painkillers.A…

Officials from the Kent County Sheriff’s Department say they believe they’ve encountered heroin laced with carfentanil in three separate cases this…

People need to be able to report drug overdoses, without being afraid of facing drug possession charges themselves.That's why lawmakers in Lansing are set…

Librarians are finding themselves face to face with the heroin and opioid epidemic as drug users take advantage of free access to quiet areas where people…

Michigan health centers are getting $3.4 million from the federal government to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic.It’s part of a new federal push to get…

Drug overdose deaths rose 14% between 2013 and 2014, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.MDHHS Public Information Officer…

Some Michigan lawmakers want to give school districts access to a drug that can save the life of someone who's overdosed on heroin or prescription…

Many communities are grappling with an epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse. But when Lansing Police Chief Mike Yankowski crunched the local…

The latest designer drugs are just a few mouse clicks away, easily ordered from Chinese websites.Powerful synthetic drugs like bath salts and Flakka are…