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DETROIT A new, extra-potent methamphetamine is growing increasingly popular in Michigan and unlike past iterations of the highly addictive stimulant more of it’s showing up in urban areas including metro Detroit, law enforcement officials said.
Adding to the level of danger associated with the drug: evidence it’s being laced with fentanyl, the ultra-deadly synthetic opioid that’s involved in most of the nation’s overdose deaths.
“Because the opioid epidemic has required so much of our attention and focus … I think people have assumed that meth has kind of gone away,” said Keith Martin, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Detroit division. “Meth is powerful and available. … We’re seeing it come into the urban areas where it may not have come into some of those pockets previo
COVID-19 takes dark toll on substance use disorder
Ashley Zlatopolsky
The pandemic has taken a financial, emotional and social toll on Americans. But the psychological toll of COVID-19 is one of the most alarming as we approach nearly a year of social distancing, job loss and stress about the health and safety of loved ones.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported EMS responses for ‘probable’ opioid overdoses during April-August 2020 were 22.4% higher than during April-August 2019.
Isolation and a COVID-19 surge are big contributors, along with limited resources due to facilities being shut down or at partial capacity to follow social distancing guidelines.