The funding will be spread among 44 states, the District of Columbia and four Native-American tribes and is meant to a fight a growing form of drug abuse.
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Patients who pick up a prescription at three West Michigan pharmacies could get something extra in their shopping bag: life-saving naloxone.
Prescription opioids include hydrocodone, codeine and morphine.
IL received grant money for: medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with opioid use disorder, training and purchase of Naloxone – a drug used to treat overdoses and supplemental funding for current programs.
“Addiction is an epidemic that is impacting families all across our state and country”, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, chair of the Prescription Drug and Opioid Task Force, said in the news release. “Michigan is taking action by focusing on community prevention and early detection, and working to connect people with better treatment options. This federal grant will help in our efforts to provide more second chances for Michiganders”.
According to the DHHS, Michigan saw a four-fold increase in unintentional fatal drug poisonings over a 15-year period through 2014 and was 10 nationally in per capita opioid pain reliever prescription rates in 2012, the last year such statistics have been compiled.
The MDHHS Chief Medical Executive Dr. Eden Wells said the grant “is an excellent opportunity” to fight opioid abuse. “These grants will help address the key elements of the opioid crisis by promoting effective prevention efforts, preventing overdose deaths and helping ensure that people with opioid use disorders are able to receive vital treatment and recovery support services”, said Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Principal Deputy Administrator Kana Enomoto.
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Kentucky and IN will both receive funds IN combatting the abuse of prescription drugs.
