U-M partners with Zingerman's to boost access to Naloxone
In an effort to expand access to life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, the University of Michigan has partnered with a local business, Zingerman's Community of Businesses.
'Tranq' adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative often called "tranq," is frequently added to fentanyl. Some users say the combination gives a longer-lasting high, while also causing severe skin wounds.
Nevada parents face murder charges after 8-month-old dies from fentanyl exposure: police
The parents told Boulder City police that a bag of meth and fentanyl spilled on a bed, where they later allowed the child to crawl.
Michigan reaches $338M opioid settlement with Walgreens
In total, the state has received over $1.6 billion in money to combat opioid abuse.
More states legalize fentanyl test strips to fight rising opioid deaths
Roughly 20 states have legalized the test strips to stop rising deaths from the opioid crisis. The strips are still technically illegal in some states under drug paraphernalia laws.
Opioid crisis: Sackler family granted immunity from Purdue OxyContin lawsuits
Court grants billionaires liability protection from lawsuits seeking damages over the opioid crisis
Detroit to get $4 million to combat opioid addiction from national lawsuit settlement
I’ve been in this field over 30 years. Opioid addiction has never went away, It’s just being highlighted now," he said. "I have always known people to overdose, but now it’s at a level that I’ve never ever known before.”
FDA approves new nasal spray to reverse fentanyl, other opioid overdoses
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis.
Man saved after Oakland County deputies find him overdosing during unannounced house visit
When members of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office's Crisis Response Unit made an unannounced visit to a man's Pontiac home, they found him unresponsive with his eyes rolling back into his head because he was overdosing.
Rainbow fentanyl: Ohio AG warns of ‘death disguised as candy’
Authorities in Ohio are issuing another warning about the so-called “rainbow fentanyl" after hundreds of these pills were seized near Columbus.
Oakland County doctor who illegally prescribed 1M+ opioid pills gets 20-year prison sentence
An Oakland County doctor was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for illegally distributing opioid pills and ripping off insurance companies.
Biden to put issue of lowering drug costs at center of political agenda
Biden plans to talk up how his administration is rolling out several parts of a law passed last year that cap the price of insulin and allow the government to negotiate deals on pharmaceutical drugs for Medicare enrollees.
New app helps Michigan residents find opioid treatment, naloxone
A new app, OpiRescue, is designed to help prevent opioid overdoses in Michigan and provide people with resources.
Michigan receives first chunk of $26 billion opioid settlement - here's how it will be used
Michigan will get $800 million over the next 18 years, of which half will go directly to local and county governments.
Michigan doctor who led 'shots for pills' opioid scheme gets 16.5 years in prison
A Michigan doctor led an opioid scheme that provided drugs to patients in exchange for medically unnecessary injections.
Walgreens, West Virginia reach $83 million for company's role in opioid crisis
Walgreens has agreed to pay the settlement within an eight-year period.
Fentanyl exposures in children spike, public health official sounds alarm: 'Lock up your drugs'
Public health experts are reminding anyone who uses drugs to keep them stored properly and out of the reach of children,
Drug cartel sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department over rainbow fentanyl
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana and its leaders for producing large amounts of rainbow fentanyl.
Fentanyl 'vaccine' may have been discovered, researchers say
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.