In 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency and announced a 5-point strategy to combat the opioid crisis because of the increased prescription of opioid medications that led to widespread misuse of both prescription and non-prescription opioids before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive. Visit www.shorturl.at/anuAM for more information on this. If you are interested in helping combat this crisis locally, get involved with the Lenawee Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition at www.drugpreventionlenawee.com