"Michigan deaths from opioid overdoses increased almost 9 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, according to data released this week by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Of the 2,729 overdose deaths in Michigan in 2017, 1,941 -- or 71 percent -- were opioid-related, the preliminary data shows.
...Drug overdose deaths now exceed the number of traffic and firearm deaths combined.
Michigan had 1,028 traffic fatalities in 2017 and 1,230 gun deaths in 2016, the most recent data available.
...The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated its case definition...
The new definition includes deaths attributed to opium and unspecified narcotics, which were not previously included in Michigan data..."
...The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updated its case definition...
The new definition includes deaths attributed to opium and unspecified narcotics, which were not previously included in Michigan data..."
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