A recent report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services showed a decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths for 2022 to 2023. There have also been fewer overdoses locally, according to Washtenaw County officials.
Washtenaw Health Department Communications Coordinator Beth Ann Hamilton says the county has seen a 30% decrease in opioid-related deaths dropping from 80 in 2022 to 56 in 2023.
Hamilton adds the Health Department is continuing their efforts to help Black residents after a troubling overdose report was released last year…