The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell fills in on "News On The Hill" and shares the latest local headlines on Tuesday, November 12.

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Travis County leaders are taking new steps to address the growing opioid crisis in the county. On ...

Overdose deaths in Michigan decreased by 5.7% between 2022 and 2023, as state and local officials address disparities among ...

Michigan‘s overdose deaths have dropped faster than the national average in 2023, according to the state’s Department of ...

Overdose deaths across Michigan decreased by nearly 6% in 2023, and 2,826 deaths were provisionally recorded compared to the ...

The department says the decreasing number of overdose deaths can be credited to the launch of Michigan’s Naloxone Direct ...

Michigan has made progress recently in its fight against opioid overdoses. In 2023, health officials identified 2,826 overdose deaths, which was 5.7% fewer than the year before, the Department of ...

The latest data shows Michigan’s overdose death rate has improved at nearly five times faster than the national average.  Michigan’s overdose deaths fell by 5.7% in 2023, compared to  2022 numbers.

Michigan saw a 5.7% decrease in the number of fatal overdose deaths in 2023, although there was a disparity in the declines ...

The opioid crisis continues to devastate the U.S. In 2021, over 107,000 people died from drug overdoses. The annual economic ...

A Kamloops drug dealer who hid his stash inside an empty naloxone kit has been ordered to spend two years in federal prison.