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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.
May 7, 2024: National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, is the third annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day. This observance was founded by parents who have lost loved ones to the drug overdose crisis to raise awareness of the lethal danger of illegally made fentanyl (IMF). A CDC partner toolkit with...
Media Mention: Cannabis and psychedelics: stigmatized substances or powerful therapeutics?
Dr. Kevin Boehnke talks about cannabis, psychedelics, and the increasing body of evidence for their legitimization as therapeutics. Listen to the podcast episode
Media Mention: Addiction is a lifelong disease and not a moral failing
Rethinking addiction: Dr. Chad Brummett discusses how the opioid epidemic has opened up research opportunities to better manage these powerful drugs, including efforts to use data to improve clinical care. Listen to the podcast episode
It’s easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication – but use has changed little
Abrupt policy shift removed a unique barrier to prescribing buprenorphine, but didn’t lead to a sharp rise in prescribing by the end of the first year For years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in the United States...
Media Mention: Real-Time Opioid Overdose Data Improves Safety Response from Community
Opioid overdose deaths have grown ten-fold in Michigan since 2000, and the opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis impacting thousands of Michiganders and their loved ones. To improve coordinated community response to opioid overdoses, University...
Media Mention: CBD clinical trial to begin in Michigan in hopes of treating surgical pain
CBD is becoming a popular medical remedy. Two of Michigan’s largest medical providers are joining forces to determine if CBD can help treat pain. CBD is being put to the test in Michigan’s medical community. Dr. Chad Brummett spoke to WILX about the new study.
Media Mention: Fighting Michigan’s opioid crisis with new needles, purer drugs, respect for addicts
One strategy in Michigan’s fight against opioids is ‘harm reduction’ — the acknowledgement that just-say-no doesn’t always work. In Grand Rapids, one harm reduction program tests drugs, alerting the user of what’s in the sample. The program, Red Project, has found...
Anesthesiologists to study whether CBD use impacts need for opioids after surgery
Members of the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) are among those joining forces to launch the largest clinical trial yet to determine whether administering cannabidiol (CBD) before and after surgery can reduce the need for opioids following total knee...
Media Mention: With the decline in youth mental health comes another concerning trend, study finds
Many young people have reported having poor mental health during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Their experiences are affirmed by a new study finding that the rate of prescribing antidepressants to this group also spiked during the same period. The number of young...
Update: A New OPEN: Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN)
This year, the Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network and the Michigan Opioid Collaborative have integrated to create the Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN). The new OPEN will focus on supporting community and healthcare organizations through the key pillars...