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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...
Empowering communities to fight the opioid epidemic
By Jaime Meyers University of Michigan School of Nursing (This story was featured in the Summer 2018 issue of Panacea, the U-M School of Nursing magazine) THE SHELTER Lea Allen and Pam Gesund were in the last few hours of an overnight shift at the Delonis Center,...
Blacks, whites equally as likely to be prescribed opioids for pain
MICHIGAN NEWS (By Laura Bailey) May 3, 2018 – Racial disparities in pain management have been well-documented, with doctors historically more willing to prescribe opiates to whites than to other racial and ethnic groups. But in light of new national policies to...
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...
Opioid Commission Releases Acute Pain Prescribing Recommendations for Health Professionals
LARA NEWS RELEASE April 20, 2018 – The Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission (PDOAC) has released prescribing recommendations for surgeons, emergency departments and dentists when treating acute pain. The recommendations were created in partnership with Opioid...