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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. 

Older Adults’ Experiences with Opioid Prescriptions

More than 100 million adults in the United States live with daily pain. Health conditions that result in pain, such as arthritis or cancer, are more common with age. Older adults are also more likely to undergo procedures that result in acute pain, such as joint...

More funding needed in opioid battle, researcher says

MICHIGAN NEWS RELEASE (By Nardy Baeza Bickel) May 3, 2018 – More funding is needed to address the opioid epidemic that is projected to cost the United States economy $200 billion by 2020, a University of Michigan researcher says. In an article published in JAMA...