Kyle Hanshaw lied, stole and tricked doctors to get painkillers. Then he found a Bay City medication treatment program that worked.
Opioids in Michigan
Posted inMichigan Government
Amid Michigan opioid crisis, drug centers say new rules mean layoffs
Treatment officials argue that state regulatory changes could close detox centers and force layoffs. State officials counter that centers need full-time doctors and certified providers to ensure patient safety.
Posted inChildren & Families
In Michigan emergency rooms, a chance missed in the opioid crisis
Michigan lacks ER treatment with an opioid substitute that is saving lives in other states
Posted inChildren & Families
Michigan Roulette: The rise of a deadly street opioid
A street version of fentanyl is now responsible for more overdose deaths in Michigan than prescription medications. And white, working-class communities surrounding Detroit have been hit hardest of all.
Posted inChildren & Families
For opioid addicts in Michigan, online help when no doctor is near
A clinic in Ann Arbor tackles opioid addiction with the help of the Internet
Posted inQuality of Life
Despite opioid problems, small-town Hastings, Michigan ‘a good place to be from’
Southeast of Grand Rapids, Hastings is battling opioid addiction and other challenges as it maintains its easy-going character. Bridge pays a visit during its 2018 Truth Tour.
Posted inQuality of Life
Michigan falls short in frontline treatment for opioid crisis
The state, hard hit by opioid deaths, has a shortage of doctors trained to prescribe medication that’s critical to recovery.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | When doctors don’t do their homework, they enable opioid abuse
To reduce drug abuse, a new law requires doctors to check a patient’s drug history on a state database before prescribing dangerous narcotics. But the law only works if doctors follow it.
Posted inPhil's Column
U-M leading drive to cut opioids given after surgery
The University of Michigan Medical School is teaming with public health officials and insurers to curtail doctors who overprescribe opioids for pain, leading to addiction and abuse.
Posted inMichigan Government
Amid opioid crisis, few doctors use Michigan’s outdated drug monitoring tool
Michigan’s online system is supposed to detect physicians and patients who abuse prescription painkillers. But the current version is so slow most doctors don’t even bother. And a bill to update the system hardly seems a cure-all.