LANSING, Mich. (WOWO) — Drug-related deaths in the greater Lansing area fell from the first quarter of 2026 but remained above year-ago levels, with medical examiners reporting an increase in cases involving kratom products.
A new report from the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Department of Forensic Pathology documented nearly 30 drug-related deaths between April 1 and June 30, including 23 in Ingham County. Opioids were present in about half of the deaths reported during the second quarter, according to the report cited by News 10.
Although the total declined from the first three months of the year, officials said the latest figures remained higher than those recorded during the same period last year…