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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.
OPEN Develops Youth Board to Create Resources for Teen Opioid Use Education
At the end of August 2024, OPEN unveiled a brand new initiative: OPEN Teen. This page was created after many months of collaboration with youth leaders, analyzing and dissecting research to compile resources and information designed by teens and catered to teens. In...
Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists applaud OPEN’s anesthesiologists for approaches to curb opioid use, manage pain, keep patients safe
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Ahead of National Opioid Awareness Day on Sept. 21, the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists is applauding the Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN) for their great work to share new evidence-based Opioid Prescribing Recommendations with...
Media Mention: EMS Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdoses Remain Higher Than Before the Pandemic
Emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for youth opioid overdoses were rising before the COVID-19 pandemic, increased during its onset, and then flattened out, but remained higher than prepandemic levels, a cross-sectional study of nationwide data showed....
Media Mention: Cannabis, hallucinogen use among adults still at historic highs
Vaping among younger adults and binge-drinking among mid-life adults also maintained record-high levels, NIH-supported study shows. The percentages of adults using cannabis and hallucinogens over the past year stayed at historically high levels in 2023, according to...
Media Mention: Machine learning predicts which patients will continue taking opioids after hand surgery
A machine learning algorithm performs well in predicting the risk of persistent opioid use after hand surgery, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)....
Media Mention: It’s All About Perspective — ArtSpective
Stigma, especially within health care settings, is a widespread issue that can affect patient care and outcomes, particularly among vulnerable populations. One significant area of stigma involves the treatment of pregnant substance users and their newborns....
Pain Clinic Closures
Michigan Pain Consultants, a large pain management group with multiple practices in West Michigan, has filed for bankruptcy and will be closing in August 2024. See below for a message from our partners at the Michigan Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN) and...
Faculty Feature: U-M Paper selected as ACS Editors’ Choice
A University of Michigan professor's recently published paper, "Structure Activity Relationships of the Fentanyl Scaffold: Identification of Antagonists as Potential Opioid Overdose Reversal Agents", was selected as ACS Editors' Choice. Published in ACS Chemical...
Faculty Feature: U-M Nursing Announces New Professorship
Sean Esteban McCabe, Ph.D., has been named as U-M's School Nursing Carol J. Boyd Collegiate Professor. Dr. McCabe is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of epidemiology of substance use disorders, prescription medication use and misuse, sexual...
New study aims to develop guidelines to improve perioperative care for patients with opioid tolerance
Anesthesiology's Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, and Surgery's Jennifer Waljee, MD, will lead the study, which recently received NIH funding through the National Institute of Drug Abuse. For the nearly 10 million American adults with a tolerance to opioids— defined as those who...