Map: Addiction's deadly trail
Michigan has not been left out of the opioid epidemic that has engulfed the nation in recent years. In this map, drug poisoning deaths – which include, but are not limited to, opioid drugs – can be compared from 2004 to 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. See story here. Hover or click on a county to see how drug poisoning deaths have risen over the years.
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