15-year-old girl dies after taking fentanyl-laced pill on high school campus in Hollywood
A 15-year-old student at Bernstein High School is dead and another teen was hospitalized after overdosing on pills they purchased at Lexington Park in Hollywood. Investigators say the pills were laced with fentanyl.
California middle school student arrested for bringing fentanyl to school, causing employee to overdose
Police responded to the junior high after the school reported that a student was in possession of about 150 fentanyl pills disguised as Percocet.
‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people
The colorful narcotics were seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 18 different states this month alone.
Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’
Robert Gilliam says he and his wife are putting drug dealers on notice after their 22-year-old daughter died from an overdose.
Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, a freshman representing Colorado’s 3rd district, is pushing to classify the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.
'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police
Police in Lorain, Ohio, shared a photo of a seized fentanyl pill pressed with what appears to look like the word “Tylenol.”
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in a year for 1st time, CDC says
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, topping deaths from car crashes, guns and even flu and pneumonia, CDC data shows.
Michigan to receive $800 million from massive opioid settlement
Only the national tobacco settlement in 1998 involved a greater amount of money.
Oakland County Deputies save two with Naloxone, 5 doses need for one man
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said two men were saved in Pontiac on Monday from overdoses, one of whom needed five doses of Naloxone to be revived.
MDHHS launches new $900,000 'real-life' ad campaign for opioid addiction
Michigan's new string of digital ads and videos aimed at curbing opioid addiction frames the promotion around the benefits of harm reduction services, rather than the drawbacks of drug use.
"Community policing at its very best," Allen Park police bridging drug abuse services to those struggling
Beginning Friday, some of the doors that Allen Park police will be knocking on will be victims of drug abuse. They'll come equipped with an offer to help. If the person agrees, professionals will begin administering long-term treatment.
Federal prosecutors bust opioid pipeline that moved drugs from Detroit to American Indian reservations
A U.S. Attorney said 26 people have been charged in a major drug pipeline bust which fueled at least $2.5 million of oxycodone pills from Detroit into American Indian reservations in North Dakota
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharama pleads guilty in criminal case, admits role in opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths over the past two decades.
Michigan reports opioid overdose calls are up 26% during pandemic
Opioid overdoses are surging during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.
19 from metro Detroit indicted in $41 million opioid distribution conspiracy
Nineteen people from metro Detroit, including doctors and pharmacists, have been indicted in an illegal opioid distribution conspiracy totaling around $41 million.
Amid governor's shelter-in-place order, Michigan nonprofit will mail you narcan for free
A nonprofit will mail you narcan for free, amid the coronavirus pandemic spreading across Michigan.
From syringe exchanges to boosting treatment in prisons, Michigan rolls out $10M opioid epidemic response
Michigan is beginning to roll out the 10 million dollar infusion it was awarded in 2019 to fight the opioid crisis, months after the commitment was announced.
Door knocks, recovery coaches, and deferred sentences - Sterling Heights' new approach to addiction
A nonprofit announced Monday a new plan to offer respite for people addicted to opioids. Working in conjunction with Sterling Heights police, people who overdose will be offered help the same day emergency responders see them.
Michigan suing opioid distributors likening them to drug dealers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel are announcing a next step to take in the fight against Michigan's opioid epidemic.
Michigan overdose deaths down first time in six years, but not among African Americans
Overdose deaths have declined in Michigan for the first time in six years. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the news Friday afternoon, with a 3.2 percent drop from 2017.