2018
July 11:
CDC Health Alert - Rising Numbers of Deaths Involving Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs, Including Carfentanil, and Increased Usage and Mixing with Non-opioids
June 4:
FDA: Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection Recall
May 31:
New Michigan opioid laws may mean longer prescription wait times
May 10:
People taking medication to treat opioid addiction face stigma that they're not 'fully recovered'
April 12:
Heroin, Fentanyl & Other Opioids: A Comprehensive Resource for Families with a Teen or Young Adult Struggling with Opioid Use
April 5:
Surgeon General’s Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose
February:
CDC Fact Sheet: Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for People who Consume Alcohol and Use Opioids
January 25:
Reducing Prescription Opioid Misuse in North Carolina
January 3:
Marketing wizards and urine-testing millionaires: Inside the lucrative business of America’s opioid crisis.
2017
December 27:
Michigan steps up fight against opioid addictionDecember 21:
NCHS releases 2016 data on opioid overdose deathsDecember 12:
New Opioid Script Limits Announced By Blue Cross MichiganNovember 28:
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Opioid Death RatesNovember 10:
Emergency Department Visits Involving Opioid Overdoses in the United States, 2010-2014November 8:
Amid Opioid Crisis, States Start Embracing Alternative MedicineNovember:
Physical and Sexual Dating Violence and Nonmedical Use of Prescription DrugsOctober 27:
New Opioid Training for Providers: Reducing the Risks of OpioidsOctober 12:
As Opioid Deaths Rise, Wayne and Oakland County Take On Drug Companies
Oakland County Press Release
Oakland County Press Conference (Video)September 21:
CVS Health Fighting National Opioid Abuse Epidemic With Enterprise InitiativesAugust 2:
New website highlights stories of opioid victims in MichiganAugust 1:
Interactive map helps pinpoint Michigan opioid battlesJuly 23:
Opioids in the workplace: A bitter pill for businessJuly 13:
MDHHS launches media campaign, builds on initiatives as data show overdose deaths continued upward trend in 2016July 13:
How Indianapolis' Naloxone Data Is Driving Policy, Building a Social Service ResponseJuly 7:
Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015July 6:
Vital Signs: Opioid Prescribing: Where You Live Matters, CDCJuly 3:
As the Drug That Reverses Opioid Overdoses Gets More Expensive, Can Cities Afford It?May 25:
Gov. Rick Snyder authorizes standing order to make naloxone widely available in MichiganMay 16:
Michigan residents give back 10 tons of drugsApril 11:
Michigan Launches New Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Help Prevent Opioid Abuse (Michigan.Gov)March 24:
Oakland County Older Adult Survey ResultsMarch 23:
Next steps unveiled to address opioid epidemic, help prevent addiction from occurring (Michigan.Gov)March 17:
Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use — United States, 2006–2015 (MMWR)March 10:
CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (MMWR)