Drug Test - Lansing, MI

Lansing, Michigan - Drug Testing

Substance abuse statistics for Lansing, MI

Lansing, Michigan: Drug abuse trends

In 2021, Michigan hit a new record for the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses. More than three thousand people died, a 9.3 percent increase from the previous year, which was the previous record in Michigan for drug overdose deaths.

The 2020 pandemic created a surge in new drug abuse and even caused many people with a history of drug abuse to relapse. Treatment centers and even rehabilitation facilities were closed or reduced their capacity to follow all the rules regarding social distancing.

Fentanyl's wide availability has become a major issue in recent years. The drug is fifty times more powerful than heroin and is often spiked with other drugs on the streets, so people use it often without even knowing. Because of its strength, it often causes fatal overdoses. This opioid is the reason for an overwhelming number of fatal overdoses in Michigan each year. Cocaine and methamphetamine have also proven to be significantly deadly.

Lansing police seized drugs, guns, and more than $100,000 in cash

After a special investigation, Lansing, MI, police seized a hundred thousand dollars in cash, a gun, over 100 grams of crack cocaine, and a cocaine handbook. A thirty-six-year-old man was arrested.

Notable Events Relating to Substance Abuse in Lansing, MI

In January 2020, self-proclaimed "Professor of Pot" of Lansing, MI was sentenced to 188 months in prison for federal marijuana-trafficking convictions. According to reports, the man ran numerous marijuana dispensaries called "Hydro-World" across Michigan, that operated far outside the boundaries of federal law and the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.

The operation was considered illegal as he held prior felony convictions pertaining to cocaine and marijuana, which would only permit him to possess limited amounts of marijuana under Michigan law. Instead, his large-scale operation cultivated thousands of marijuana plants and sold and locally delivered hundreds of pounds of processed marijuana, generating sales close to $3 million.

Last updated 10/19/2022