Drug overdose deaths down 25% in Washtenaw County, health officials say
This report comes as Washtenaw County also reaches a nine year low in opioid related overdose deaths.
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This report comes as Washtenaw County also reaches a nine year low in opioid related overdose deaths.
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.
The family won $75 million in a civil case, but they want to see the person responsible for their son's death behind bars.
Detroit is creating an opioid quick response team that aims to connect overdose survivors with treatment. The team is scheduled to be up and running on Monday.
The infant's death was ruled a homicide by police and the medical examiner, but the case was dropped by the prosecutor's office.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
Almost 650,000 people aged 18 to 64 died of a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, researchers found.
The growing calls for naloxone in schools are a response to increasing overdose deaths in young people.
Fathers that lost their children to fentanyl-laced overdoses gave a heartfelt and emotional presentation at Groves High School.
A Michigan State Police trooper is being recognized after saving a man from overdosing on heroin last week.
Losing a loved one to substance abuse is unimaginable but keeping their memory alive is what one organization plans to do this weekend.
The Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities, a nonprofit in Metro Detroit, is providing Narcan stations for anyone to access in Oakland County.
A 32-year-old woman from New Haven pleaded no contest after her one-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin she got from her purse.
In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.
Xylazine is "increasingly present" in the nation's drug supply and has been found in overdose deaths from coast to coast.
A 34-year-old Wisconsin man was found dead at a Belleville rest area Sunday morning after overdosing, Michigan State Police announced.
A 20-year-old Lake Orion man has been charged with supplying drugs to three teens who were found dead from overdosing in a hotel room.
Every 8 minutes someone dies from an accidental drug overdose. Most of the time, it's from fentanyl.
Demi Lovato was hospitalized on Tuesday for a reported overdose on heroin, TMZ reports.
A local 28-year-old woman is dead after overdosing and the family believes a "pill pushing" Rochester Hills doctor is behind her demise, according to a media report.
Narcan was administered and the man was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Troy.
The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate.
The woman, who still has a needle stuck in her leg, stirs a bit and coughs as a man pours water on her face.
The bill's sponsor says some rural police aren't properly equipped to rescue people undergoing heroin or prescription opioid overdoses.
For decades, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program users have typically been unable to purchase hot foods. A proposed bill is making the rounds in the U.S. House of Representatives to allow users to buy hot rotisserie chickens.
Dozens of Black men of all ages gathered Thursday afternoon to set a positive example in Detroit.
Police say the 31-year-old woman received a citation for operating while intoxicated child endangerment.
The utility company plans to submit the latest request to the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday, April 28. If approved, a rate change would not take effect until late February 2027.
The Detroit Lions selected Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller on Thursday as the 17th pick overall in the 2026 NFL draft.
For decades, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program users have typically been unable to purchase hot foods. A proposed bill is making the rounds in the U.S. House of Representatives to allow users to buy hot rotisserie chickens.
Dozens of Black men of all ages gathered Thursday afternoon to set a positive example in Detroit.
The incident at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park is one of multiple incidents of antisemitic vandalism that have taken place across Metro Detroit in less than a week.
Here's a look at where the Lions will make their picks this week.
Police say the 31-year-old woman received a citation for operating while intoxicated child endangerment.
As part of National Volunteer Week, Ford employees spent Thursday planting trees and shrubs at Fort Street Bridge Interpretive Park.
According to recall data compiled from the National Highway Safety Administration, Ford Motor Company had more recalls in 2025 than any other automaker.
At a gas station in Detroit, owner Mohamad Mallah, known to customers as Big Moe, decided to give back in a big way.
On average, drivers in the state are paying $3.87 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared an energy emergency in eight Southeast Michigan counties amid rising gas prices across the state.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
Restaurants are being considered for the new Michelin Guide American Great Lakes Edition, set to be revealed in 2027.
Kid Rock posted videos of the helicopters hovering by his Nashville home on social media over the weekend. The Army later confirmed the helicopters were on a training mission.
Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run and Riley Greene had two hits, including a two-run homer, to rally the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Kristen McDonald Rivet and Rick Crawford introduced the SNAP Rotisserie Chicken Act.
The Justice Department's internal watchdog said it will audit the department's compliance with the law that required the release of the Epstein files.
The law removed a previous restriction that limited citizenship by descent to one generation, opening eligibility to anyone with a direct Canadian ancestor.
The order places FDA-approved products containing marijuana and state-regulated medical marijuana products at a lower drug classification.
Macomb County health officials reported Thursday the county's first confirmed measles case in 2026.
Michigan Dr. Jean Tsao said she recommends everyone take some basic precautions this tick season.
Michigan residents are increasingly at risk for acquiring Lyme disease, data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows.
A West Bloomfield surgeon will spend a year in prison for his role in a $7 million Medicare fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said.
University of Michigan president-elect Kent Syverud announced Wednesday that he is being treated for a form of brain cancer.
The Detroit Lions selected Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller on Thursday as the 17th pick overall in the 2026 NFL draft.
Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run and Riley Greene had two hits, including a two-run homer, to rally the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Here's a look at where the Lions will make their picks this week.
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
It's a look at the critical relationship between Canada, Michigan and the U.S. on this week's Michigan Matters.
The roundtable discusses the dramatic impact AI is having in the classroom, at companies and inside homes.
There's a focus on Michigan's defense industry as a national convention comes to Detroit in a few weeks, with over 11,000 people expected at Huntington Place.
Dave Coulter updates Oakland County's move to its new offices in downtown Pontiac and when that might take place.
TGIF!!! We made it Family! Looking at another warm day today with highs in the 70s (60s near the lakeshore). Expecting numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with the strongest storms capable of producing isolated wind gusts up to 60 mph and localized heavy downpours. Drier this the weekend with seasonable temps.
President Trump says the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has been extended.
Michigan Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation that would allow families to buy hot rotisserie chicken through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.
Dozens of Black men of all ages gathered Thursday afternoon to set a positive example in Detroit.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.