Crawford County: CCSD Trained to Prevent Opiod Overdose Deaths

Posted on February 7, 2019December 18, 2019 by Brandon Rhue

Narcan, the brand name for Naloxone, can either be administered with a nasal spray or with an injection.

NMRE and Up North Prevention Fund Training by Crawford Coalition for Sheriff’s Deputies in Use of Narcan

First Life Saved Weeks Later

The following article appeared in the February 7th edition of the Crawford County Avalanche and was written by Dan Sanderson. It details the December 18th training of the deputies in Narcan administration, as well as their subsequent first overdose death prevention on January 2nd of this year.

Click here for the full article.

NMRE First in the State to Launch Opioid Health Home

Posted on October 9, 2018October 12, 2020 by Brandon Rhue

Northern Michigan Regional Entity: First in the State to Launch Opioid Health Home

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has chosen the Northern Michigan Regional Entity to launch Opioid Health Homes in its 21-county area

Prescription drug and opioid use has reached epidemic proportions in Michigan.

To make matters worse, a person with an opioid use disorder is at a greater risk of either having or developing a mental health disorder or a chronic health condition.

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Request for Information For the Provision of Substance Use Disorder Services

Posted on September 14, 2018October 3, 2018 by Brandon Rhue

UPDATE: The request period has closed. Thank you for your participation.

Please return this RFI to Rik Rambo on or before September 30th, 2018

By Mail:

Rik Rambo
Northern Michigan Regional Entity
1420 Plaza Drive
Petoskey, MI 49770

By Email:
RRambo@NMRE.org

Partnering with State of Michigan to Provide Cutting Edge Treatment to combat Opioid Epidemic

Posted on June 28, 2018June 29, 2018 by Brandon Rhue

The Northern Michigan Regional Entity (Region 2 Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan) is partnering with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to provide cutting edge treatment for persons with Opioid Use Disorder in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula. In a recently announced pilot program, Region 2 was named as the area identified by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services who would begin piloting an Opioid Health Home program in Michigan. The program is aimed at providing cutting edge recovery-oriented services to combat the rise of drug overdose deaths that has more than tripled since 1999. Please see the MDHHS proposed policy draft for more information.

MDHHS Proposed Policy Draft for Opioid Health Home: 1807-BHDDA-P