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With opioid deaths on the rise, Michigan lawmakers introduce bill to crackdown on overdoses

From 1999 to 2021, the number of opioid overdoses in the state increased from 118 to 2,809

By Steve Neavling
Mar 3, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Drug overdoses, Fentanyl, opioids, State Senate, county medical examiners, Michigan, overdose fatality review team, Sean McCann
Metro Detroit

Birmingham family sues Snapchat after son died from fentanyl-laced pill he bought on app

Snapchat features, such as disappearing messages, makes the social media platform popular among children and young adults for illicit drug deals, the suit alleges

By Steve Neavling
Oct 14, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Social media, Snap, SnapChat, Birmingham, drugs, fentanyl, opioids, drug overdose, lawsuit
Metro Detroit

Highland Park detective convicted of dealing fentanyl-laced heroin while on duty

By Steve Neavling
Jan 28, 2022

Tags: Detroit News, Police, Highland Park, Highland Park Police, Tiffany Lipkovitch, drugs, heroin, fentanyl, court
Metro Detroit

FBI busts Highland Park detective for allegedly setting up fentanyl-laced heroin deal

By Steve Neavling
Jun 3, 2021

Tags: Highland Park, drugs, heroin, fentanyl, FBI, U.S. Attorney's Office, drug deal, police, Tiffany Lipkovitch, Hubert Yopp
Metro Detroit

Police worried about tainted cocaine in the Grosse Pointes after at least 5 overdoses

By Steve Neavling
Jul 22, 2020

Tags: Drugs, Cocaine, Fentanyl, opioids, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Park, City of Grosse Pointe, overdose
Metro Detroit

Attorney General Dana Nessel calls for fentanyl to be permanently classified as a Schedule I drug

By Lee DeVito
Feb 14, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Fentanyl, Dana Nessel, Michigan, opioid crisis
Metro Detroit

Here's what authorities seized at Michigan-Canada border crossings in 2019

By Steve Neavling
Jan 30, 2020

Tags: CBP, border, Canada, Ambassador Bridge, marijuana, fentanyl, drugs, cocaine, Michigan, Detroit

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