The $25,000 campaign will include videos for students and social media, plus unique social media posts.
Opioids
The State of Michigan has allocated approximately $887 million to local governments as part of a 2021 national settlement with manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications accused of downplaying the risks of prescription painkillers. Cass County has been awarded $2.4 million of those funds, and has created an advisory committee to help decide how to spend their portion.
Do you have old medication lying around your house? National Drug Take Back Day is on April 27, and many pharmacies and local stores are open to dispose of unused medications.
Three arrests were made Thursday as part of parole and probation compliance checks in the City of Three Rivers, according to Three Rivers Police Chief Scott Boling.
Since The Fledge began offering free Narcan about eight months ago, Jerry Norris, The Fledge founder, has witnessed an increased demand for the spray that’s helping to address an opioid epidemic that in 2022 killed close to 83,000 people in the United States and at least 2,532 people in Michigan.
The 600-page volume — which the authors describe as “arguably the most comprehensive analysis of opioids in 21st century America” — encourages federal, state and local lawmakers to think “beyond traditional silos” and innovate ways to stem adverse effects of addiction and increasing drug overdose deaths among Americans.