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University of Michigan researchers from a wide range of disciplines are working together to formulate and answer critical questions about opioids. These collaborative efforts have placed U-M at the forefront of opioid research.
Media Mention: Medicaid unwinding linked to disruptions in opioid addiction treatment
The massive national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid addiction, a new University of Michigan study suggests. The researchers call...
Media Mention: New study tests mobile intervention tool for opioid use disorder
Family and friends of those with opioid use disorder could soon have an intervention tool for them to help loved ones. Wayne State University Assistant Professor Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences Erin Fanning Madden, Ph.D., M.P.H., is co-leading the...
U-M faculty named to Michigan Legislative Council’s Opioid Advisory Commission
In 2022, the Michigan Legislature created the Opioid Advisory Commission (OAC) to "[r]eview local, state, and federal initiatives and activities related to education, prevention, treatment, and services for individuals and families affected by substance use disorders...
Media Mention: U-M research team selected as a winner of NIDA’s drug repurposing challenge
As the United States continues to look for solutions to address the epidemic of drug overdose deaths, one University of Michigan research team is exploring whether an existing drug could be repurposed to help treat overdoses caused by a combination of fentanyl and...
Painless: The Opioid Musical Now Available for Licensing
Painless: The Opioid Musical started as an idea by Dr. Chad Brummett, Co-Director of OPEN, when he gave a lecture to high school students and learned that almost 75% of them admitted to having easy access to unused opioids. After Dr. Brummett contacted former Chair of...
ORI faculty attend, participate in 4th Annual Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference
Multiple Opioid Research Institute faculty and faculty affiliate members attended and participated in the 4th Annual Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference, hosted by the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. April 15-16. The 1.5 day conference was designed to...
Media Mention: Steroid Injections Don’t Improve Chronic Back Pain, According to New Research
A spinal steroid injection—also known as an epidural injection—may only reduce neck and back pain for a few months, according to a recent review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Spinal stenosis, a common condition in adults over 60, is caused by the...
Media Mention: Does getting ADHD drugs via telehealth increase addiction risk?
For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if...
Millions of children live with parents who have a substance use disorder
Nearly 17 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to live with a parent who has a substance use disorder, according to a study led by Texas State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University. The study found that alcohol...
Media Mention: Opioids and Surgery: How to Know Your Usage Risk Going In
Planning surgery? Talking to your doctor about pain management beforehand could keep you off the path to long-term opioid use, a risk factor for addiction. If the operation is of the spine, head, or neck, that goes double for you. People who have these procedures are...