Michigan could see over $100 million in opioid settlement money this year
About 80% of the funding Michigan received in the last year has been allocated according to MDHHS.
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About 80% of the funding Michigan received in the last year has been allocated according to MDHHS.
On Sunday, July 14, advocates from dozens of organizations across Metro Detroit that deal with mental health and substance abuse will participate in ViewFest, an annual event at the Detroit Zoo.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Face Addiction Now said some city ordinances in Michigan could prevent harm-reduction programs.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2019 after it faced scores of lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.
Fathers that lost their children to fentanyl-laced overdoses gave a heartfelt and emotional presentation at Groves High School.
But the major pharmacy chain says the filing is part of a plan to bring it back to financial health.
The grocery store chain said most of the money will go to states, local governments and Native American tribes.
Oakland County officials are hosting a series of town halls to get public input on resources needed to prevent opioid misuse and how to best use a $35 million opioid settlement.
A special town hall meeting in Troy Wednesday evening addressed a well-known issue both in Michigan and around the country.
The Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, a nonprofit in Metro Detroit, is providing Narcan stations for anyone to access in Oakland County.
The DEA has issued a public safety alert about an increase in reports of fentanyl being laced with a sedative used for animals.
The Justice Department alleged Rite Aid's Government Affairs department told employees to delete internal information warning about suspicious prescribers.
A Southfield man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for distributing over 90,000 doses of OxyContin, Percocet and other opioids, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.
The Southfield Police Department hosted the organization Hope Not Handcuffs to train volunteers to administer Narcan.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is launching a smartphone app to help Michigan residents reduce opioid harm.
Rebecca Kiessling fought back tears through much of her testimony and said her children were taken away from her.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering to pay off student loans for medical providers who begin providing or expanding opioid addiction treatment programs as a way to help address the opioid epidemic.
A Detroit-area doctor convicted of one of the "most egregious" healthcare frauds in U.S. history was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison Monday and ordered to pay $30 million.
The state of Michigan is expanding a special program for people who have an opioid addiction and are on Medicaid.
The Hope Not Handcuffs program is in need of volunteers to fight the opioid epidemic.
A settlement has been reached with retail giant Walmart over opioid epidemic allegations, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
Deal would make it the first major pharmacy chain to reach a nationwide settlement over its handling of opioid prescriptions.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and other members of the Michigan Opioids Task Force announced Thursday a slate of steps the state is taking to combat the opioid epidemic.
The overdose deaths represent an 82 percent increase over five years
New data shows that chronic absenteeism levels have declined statewide in Michigan from the previous school year. However, the numbers are still higher than before the pandemic.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office says an investigation is ongoing.
Two Detroit Board of Police Commissioners say monitoring social media accounts in this manner is firmly against their policy.
Gunnar Henderson tripled just past the glove of diving first baseman Spencer Torkelson with two outs in the ninth inning for Baltimore's first hit, and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 1-0 win over the Orioles.
The Humane Society of Huron Valley is now asking for the public's help in locating the people involved.
New data shows that chronic absenteeism levels have declined statewide in Michigan from the previous school year. However, the numbers are still higher than before the pandemic.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office says an investigation is ongoing.
Two Detroit Board of Police Commissioners say monitoring social media accounts in this manner is firmly against their policy.
Former President Donald Trump will be in Michigan next week, for a town hall moderated by Arkansas Gov. Huckabee.
Gunnar Henderson tripled just past the glove of diving first baseman Spencer Torkelson with two outs in the ninth inning for Baltimore's first hit, and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 1-0 win over the Orioles.
U.S. autoworkers warn that a dispute between their union and Stellantis over delays in reopening a shuttered factory in Belvidere, Illinois, is much bigger than that one plant.
General Motors and Hyundai have agreed to explore future partnerships to develop new vehicles together, the automakers announced Thursday.
Stellantis says $406 million is being invested into three Michigan facilities, and one of them will be its first U.S. plant to build fully electric vehicles.
Ford unveiled its limited edition Detroit Lions F-150 Hybrid that's fitting for the King of the Jungle.
Andre Franklin is the CEO of Engineered by Dre.
Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty Friday to driving while ability impaired on Long Island. He spoke to reporters after the plea, saying he made a mistake, and urged people not to get behind the wheel if they had even one drink.
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville Tuesday night, police said.
Clark Griswold himself is heading to Michigan this holiday season, hosting a special 35th-anniversary screening of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw.
Taylor Swift wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris "is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
A Michigan judge on Monday ordered hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs to pay out a $100 million judgment to a man currently in prison who claimed Combs drugged and sexually assaulted him at an afterparty in 1997.
Drug overdose deaths from opioids such as heroin and fentanyl have fallen from a peak in 2023.
Tech giant's latest AirPods will soon function as hearing aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss.
An ambitious high-tech search in Lake Superior so far has turned up no sign of a plane that crashed in 1968, killing three people who were on a scientific research trip.
Jacob Stallings' RBI double in the ninth inning helped the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2.
A growing press and communications team continues to build out at Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
Drug overdose deaths from opioids such as heroin and fentanyl have fallen from a peak in 2023.
The fully accessible camp aims to offer the classic summer camp experience to each child, regardless of condition, at no cost.
The project is Henry Ford Health's most significant investment in the city and the single largest health care investment in Detroit's history.
A third of the cinnamon powders and spice mixtures tested yielded alarming results, advocacy group's study finds.
A Detroit Metro Airport TSA employee is sharing her story of selflessly giving to help save a life.
Gunnar Henderson tripled just past the glove of diving first baseman Spencer Torkelson with two outs in the ninth inning for Baltimore's first hit, and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 1-0 win over the Orioles.
Greg Harden, a renowned University of Michigan athletics administrator and mental coach who has worked with thousands of student-athletes, including Tom Brady, Desmond Howard and Michael Phelps, has died.
Jacob Stallings' RBI double in the ninth inning helped the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2.
The Detroit Lions are the fourth team in NFL history to open a year with two straight playoff rematches.
Schmidt's family said he died on Wednesday. He was considered by many to be the greatest defensive player in Lions history.
Steve Kiefer has been on a mission to get distracted driving laws adopted in states across America, which he updates on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
The two authors also shared advice for others considering writing a book and things they wish they'd known before they started.
Detroit put the world on wheels, and now it is leading the charge to be the Mobility Capitol.
Canada is already Michigan's largest trading partner, worth hundreds of billions each year.
Michigan GOP Party Chair Pete Hoekstra and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow discuss the results of the primary and how the field of candidates still standing and their prospects look as Election 2024 enters the sprint to the finish line on Nov. 5 on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters
Greg Harden, a renowned University of Michigan athletics mental coach who has worked with thousands of student-athletes, has died. The university announced Harden's death on Friday and said he died after complications from surgery. Among the star athletes Harden has worked with include Tom Brady, Desmond Howard and Michael Phelps.
New data shows that chronic absenteeism levels have declined statewide in Michigan from the previous school year. However, the numbers are still higher than before the pandemic.
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and there are local efforts to raise awareness. Dr. Wanda Whitten-Shurney, Clifton Kirkman II and Crystal Kirkman discuss what sickle cell is and the annual Sickle Cell Matter walk.
The Detroit Police Department is active on social media, especially in the wake of July's block party mass shooting, to try and intercept threats before they cause any potential harm. However, some have claimed that the department is going too far into surveilling protesters ahead of potential demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war.
An elderly couple and their dog were violently attacked overnight during a home invasion in Pittsfield Township.