A statewide survey found most primary care physicians don’t want training to administer the “gold standard” treatment of opioid abuse, even as overdose deaths tripled in Michigan.
Opioids in Michigan
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Opinion | Children in Michigan are also victimized by opioid abuse
Opioid abuse and deaths have a huge impact on children in affected families. Michigan needs to figure out how to help them.
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Here’s how Michigan should spend Bloomberg’s $10 million to fight opioids
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg invests $10 million for “high impact” solutions. Experts tell Bridge Magazine where investment would help most.
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Suicides, often linked to opioids, spike in rural Michigan and among young
A new study finds links between two grim causes of death, but also poses some proven ways to reduce rates
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In opioid war, studies urge medication. Michigan clinics push abstinence.
Slowly, addiction treatment centers in the state are shifting away from old-school abstinence to combining counseling with medication. But experts warn Michigan isn’t moving quickly enough
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From opioid-fueled thief to grateful counselor to peers in Michigan
Kyle Hanshaw lied, stole and tricked doctors to get painkillers. Then he found a Bay City medication treatment program that worked.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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