https://www.wcmu.org/tags/drug-overdose Drug Overdose en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:35:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-29/every-life-is-worth-saving-public-health-department-teaches-signs-of-overdose The staff from the Central Michigan District Health Department educated the community on how to administer naloxone, how to spot the symptoms of an opioid overdose and how to perform CPR. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that works by reversing the overdose and restores normal breathing. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:35:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-29/every-life-is-worth-saving-public-health-department-teaches-signs-of-overdose Ava Harmon, Cristin Coppess https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/five-mid-michigan-counties-see-uptick-in-drug-overdose-deaths The Midland County Department of Public Health is warning mid-Michigan residents that a new batch of fentanyl that's circulating across the region is leading to an uptick in cases. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 21:53:01 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/five-mid-michigan-counties-see-uptick-in-drug-overdose-deaths Jazmin Anderson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-31/narcan-vending-machines-getting-good-reviews-in-muskegon A behavioral wellness center in Muskegon says it’s seeing positive results since adding Narcan vending machines to its facility last December to combat opioid overdoses. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:43:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-01-31/narcan-vending-machines-getting-good-reviews-in-muskegon Kylie Ambu