drug overdose Michigan Attorney General Treating Overdoses As Homicides By Rick Pluta • Jun 1, 2017 State of Michigan / michigan.gov Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says his office is treating cases of fatal drug overdoses as murder investigations. Listen Listening... / 0:35 Rick Pluta reports on Bill Schuette's announcement that drug overdoses will be treated as homicides. Fewer Opioid-Related Deaths Reported In Washtenaw County In 2015 By Amanda LeClaire • Feb 23, 2016 Washtenaw County Health Department Drug overdose deaths in Washtenaw County declined last year, according to county health department officials. The survey also uncovered a disturbing trend--the drug fentanyl is being found in more overdose cases than in previous years.