On June 8, 2023, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) posted a message on social media saying that it had responded to an unusually high volume of calls reporting suicide attempts and overdoses in a 48-hour period. “Many people are facing great personal challenges and there is help available,” the post read.⁠ ⁠ Documents obtained by Metro Times through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that a single officer followed up on all of the overdose calls that weekend. Deputy Kyle Hayes of the crisis response unit visited each overdose victim the next day to see how they were feeling, and to offer referrals to support services. He took no action to investigate or arrest any of the people he came into contact with; he was there to keep them from dying and to nudge them toward recovery.⁠ ⁠ He also referred drug users to people like Paul Shankin — a recovering drug addict who now works to inspire others suffering from substance use disorder into finding their own pathway to reco...