State launches new website to help fight opioid epidemic One Year After Trump Declared Opioid Addiction a Pubic-Health Emergency, What’s Changed? (Rebecca Haffajee) FDA to Discuss Wider Naloxone Availability; CMS Launches Opioid Maternal Care Model (Mark Fendrick)...
Opioid Solutions Newsletter Archive
The U-M Opioid Solutions newsletter is published on a bi-weekly basis with the goal of maintaining consistent communication with community members, stakeholders, law makers, researchers, and other engaged or interested parties. The content includes the most up to date information from U-M faculty, staff and partners on news, reports, events and resources relating to the opioid crisis.
State launches new website to help combat the opioid epidemic
On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, the State of Michigan launched a new website, www.michigan.gov/opioids, to provide Michiganders with easy access to information and resources on opioid addiction and treatment and help stop opioid-related deaths in the state. The website...
Fall 2018 Take Back Event –Saturday, Oct. 27th, 10AM-2PM
Together with the Ann Arbor Police, the Division of Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology is hosting their 8th Pain Medication Take Back Event Saturday, October 27th from 10-2PM at the St. Francis Catholic School Parking Lot. There are also six other events in...
Curbing an epidemic: U-M nursing professor trains an army to battle opioid overdoses
Dr. Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem, clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, Core Faculty Member of the U-M Injury Prevention Center, and U-M Opioid Solutions Member has been recognized by U-M President Mark Schlissel as a U-M expert...
Opioid Solutions Faculty News for October 1st – 14th
State's first opioid 'health home' program to launch in Northern Michigan Michigan opioid overdose deaths hit new record Hot Training Topic: New CDC Courses Available on Opioids Managing Pain --Moving Beyond Opioids SAMHSA head argues against fentanyl test strips New...
The Opioid Epidemic: States and Cities Fight Back Webinar –Dec. 5, 2018
Webinar details: The opioid addiction epidemic in the United States has reached epic proportions, with overdoses killing more than 42,000 people in 2016. States and cities are now fighting the epidemic. This webinar will cover the growing number of lawsuits being...
The Washtenaw County Opioid Summit –Oct. 15, 2018
SAVE THE DATE! The Washtenaw County Opioid Summit—Oct 15th, 2018 Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building 4800 E Huron River Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Afternoon session for professionals--1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Hear about the current state of opioid prescribing...
U-M Safe Medication Disposal Event – Oct. 4, 2018
Plan to take part in the next Safe Medication Disposal Event hosted by the U-M College of Pharmacy. At the bi-annual event, unused and expired medications are collected for environmentally-safe disposal. There will be two collection sites this year, one on the...
Opioid Solutions Faculty News for September 17th-30th
NIH announces awards for behavioral research on OUD prevention and treatment (Mark Ilgen) Psychosocial Pain Management to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Dr. Mark A. Ilgen. This project will assess the development of...