News Opioid Use After Eye Surgery Correlates to New, Persistent Use in Previously Opioid-Naïve Patients Featuring: Maria Woodward New Legislation Introduced to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Resources NEW! Michigan Overdose Data to Action (MODA) Dashboard (MDHHS)...
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.
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: June 1st – June 14th
News Many Surgery Patients Get Opioid Prescriptions, but Many Don't Need to, Study Suggests Featuring: Mark Bicket, Chad Brummett, Mike Englesbe, Craig Brown, Yen-Ling Lai, Vidhya Gunaseelan, Kao-Ping Chua, Jennifer Waljee, & Ryan Howard CDC Report Shows...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: May 18th – May 31st
News Treatment Barrier Falls, but More Remain, for People With Opioid Issues Featuring: Amy Bohnert, Thuy Nguyen, Lewei (Allison) Lin, Keith Kocher, Pooja Lagisetty, & Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem HHS Announces $3 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding for SAMHSA Block...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: May 4th – May 17th
News Patient Support Programs for Painful Conditions May Reduce Opioid Use Featuring: Mark Fendrick Online Tools, Community Health Resource Guidance Could Help Older Adults Self-Manage Pain Featuring: Mary Janevic, Sheria Robinson-Lane, Susan Murphy, Rebecca Courser,...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: April 20th – May 3rd
News Overdose Surveillance System Helps Fight Opioid Deaths, Experts Say Featuring: Jason Goldstick & Debra Pinals Treating Dental Pain with Opioids Linked to Higher Risk of Overdose in Patients, Family Members Featuring: Kao-Ping Chua, Romesh Nalliah, Chad...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: April 5TH – April 19TH
News Troubling Trio: Many with Dementia Take Risky Combinations of Medicines Featuring: Donovan Maust Federal Grantees May Now Use Funds to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips Resources Updates from the NAM Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: JANUARY 25TH – FEBRUARY 14TH
News Controlling Pain After Surgery Doesn’t Have to Mean Opioids, Study Shows Featuring: Maia Anderson, Ryan Howard, Alex Hallway, Chad Brummett, Jennifer Waljee, Michael Englesbe Patients who take opioids for pain can’t get in the door at more than half of...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: JANUARY 11TH – JANUARY 24TH
News More Than Half of People Using Cannabis for Pain Experience Multiple Withdrawal Symptoms Featuring: Lara Coughlin Resources Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer...
OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: DECEMBER 14TH – JANUARY 10TH
News Neighbor saving neighbor during an opioid crisis using a smartphone Featuring: Gabriela Marcu Resources Biology and Disparities; Opioids and Pancreatic Cancer; Statins and Cardiotoxicity (Medpage) CDC Issues Advisory as Drug Overdose Deaths Spike (Medpage)...