LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Forensic Pathology Service report for the third quarter has been released. It shows an overall decrease in drug-related deaths in the seven counties UM Health Sparrow serves.
The report, attached at the bottom of this article, provides details on each drug death and the type of drug involved and shows a decline in drug-related deaths from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2024, as well as the lowest number of deaths since the same period in 2019.
In the report, which is broken down by county, each death is noted by sex, age, substance(s) causing death, and the manner of death…