State launches new app to prevent opioid overdoses

State launches new app to prevent opioid overdoses
State launches new app to prevent opioid overdoses

LANSING

The Health and Human Services Department has launched OpiRescue, an app designed to help the general public reverse opioid-related overdoses.

Angie Smith-Butterwick, the manager of the department’s substance abuse, gambling and epidemiology unit, said OpiRescue provides educational tools and resources about opioids.

The app helps users recognize genuine overdoses and other medical emergencies…