January 2, 2017

Community members feel effects, take action against opioid epidemic

https://www.michigandaily.com/section/news/opioid-epidemic-community-mem...

 

 

An article in the Michigan Daily reports that "Statistics from Washtenaw County are just as severe as those nationwide. According to the Washtenaw County Public Health Opioid Report from June of this year, since October 2015 there have been about 20 Washtenaw County residents overdoing per month, and 25 percent of these residents do not survive.

Additionally, opioid and heroin overdose data show there have already been 33 opioid deaths in Washtenaw County so far this year, more than the total amount of overdose deaths in the county just three years ago."