Too many Michigan families have been hurt by the opioid crisis and have had to grapple with the plague of addiction. That's why it's time to act NOW:

"Whitmer announces funding plan to battle opioid crisis" -- Detroit News

There were 2,053 overdose deaths in 2017 alone here in Michigan. The number is shocking, but not surprising when you learn that in Michigan, we have more opioid prescriptions than we have people.

But for too long, we've targeted people struggling with addiction -- rather than the pharmaceutical corporations that perpetuated the crisis.

Add your name if you agree that we need a compassionate and collaborative approach to combating the opioid crisis without treating people struggling with addiction like criminals. >>

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If we're going to end the opioid crisis once and for all, we need to give people struggling with addiction the resources and opportunities they need to get clean.

That's what the new Michigan Opioid Partnership represents: people, medical professionals, civic leaders, and communities coming together to end this crisis.

Add your name if you agree that it's time to get serious in combating the opioid crisis because thousands of lives depend on us succeeding:

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Addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. Let's work together to beat it.

-- Gretchen