opioids

First responders have a new tool to help with the opioid epidemic: leave-behind Narcan kits to distribute at the scenes of drug-related emergencies

Michigan’s top federal prosecutors resigned this week ahead of President-elect Trump taking office Monday

Holiday return warnings, an economic uptick in West Michigan, Operation Overdrive to hit Muskegon, and more.

The state health department says the rate of deaths from overdoses has decreased nearly five times faster than the national average

The Michigan Attorney General is suing OptumRX and ExpressScripts for their alleged role in the opioid crisis

Deaths fell by as much as 36% in Michigan from February 2023 to February 2024

ArtPrize has begun, Ottawa County to hold town hall on proposed community center, a look at the Book Bridge Project, and more.

The Kent County Opioid Task Force proposed a two-year spending plan to reduce opioid misuse and overdose deaths and to support recovery efforts

Shelly Irwin looks at the world of solo travel for women, a West Michigan hospital in Wyoming is buying land for expansion, Union High School has restored 8 tennis courts, and more state and West Michigan news.

Nessel hopes the website will give local communities a better sense of how much money they have to work with