Windsor authorities investigating spike in drug overdoses in Ontario
Canadian officials are investigating a spike in opioid or fentanyl overdoses in the Windsor area, with 30 emergency department visits reported in one week.
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Canadian officials are investigating a spike in opioid or fentanyl overdoses in the Windsor area, with 30 emergency department visits reported in one week.
State officials say they plan to invest $37.5 million into "stable housing" efforts to help Michigan residents who are recovering from substance abuse.
Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid, typically used by veterinarians to tranquilize large animals.
Data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows a 34% reduction in overdose deaths between 2023 and 2024.
Members of the Biden White House celebrated the report but said there's still more work to be done to further reduce overdose deaths.
State officials say Michigan's decline from 2021 to 2023 was also five times faster than the national decline during the same time period.
Drug overdose deaths from opioids such as heroin and fentanyl have fallen from a peak in 2023.
The goal of the program is to prevent future overdoses and connect those struggling with substance abuse with tools to make recovery a reality.
Eastern Michigan University is offering Narcan, CPR, and AED training for students, staff and faculty to address opioid overdoses.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
The growing calls for naloxone in schools are a response to increasing overdose deaths in young people.
There's a new nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose, and its manufacturer, Indivior, says the Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the first law enforcement agency in the country to deploy it on the streets.
Fathers that lost their children to fentanyl-laced overdoses gave a heartfelt and emotional presentation at Groves High School.
The University of Michigan has launched a restaurant-based pilot program in which employees at the Ann Arbor-based Zingerman's will be trained to help prevent overdose deaths.
The drug has been found in an increasing number of overdoses and overdose deaths. Federal officials named it a "growing threat" in April.
In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.
The state of Michigan is expanding a special program for people who have an opioid addiction and are on Medicaid.
The number of Washtenaw County residents who have died of an opioid overdose increased by 28% between 2020 and 2021, according to a report released this week.
