Despite recent data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) showing a decline in opioid-related overdose deaths from 2017 to 2018, last year there were still nearly 2,599 overall overdose deaths in 2018, 2,036 of which were opioid-related.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced a plan to cut the number of opioid overdose deaths in half within the next five years.

"This is a crisis that's hurting families in every community across Michigan," Whitmer told The Detroit News. "And it's not going away unless we make real, concerted, meaningful steps to protect our