Opioid Overdose Crisis

https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids/opioid-overdose-crisis

Opioid Summaries by State

https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids/opioid-summaries-by-state

Information sheet on opioid overdose

https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/information-sheet/en/

In 2017, there were 2,033 overdose deaths involving opioids in Michigan—a rate of 21.2 deaths per 100,000 persons, which is higher than the national rate of 14.6 deaths per 100,000 persons. 

Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths, https://www.drugabuse.gov/opioid-summaries-by-state/michigan-opioid-summary, accessed on 10/29/2019.

Image source: CDC Wonder

NIH Director Francis Collins discusses the role of his agency in combating the opioid crisis in the United States. (Washington Post Live, September 20, 2017)