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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.
The Lookout Project: A Student-Run Mail-Based Overdose Response Kit Distribution Program Through Social Media During COVID-19
Institute student group partner, The Lookout Project (TLP), recently published a research paper describing the development and evaluation of the program. TLP is a 501(c)(3) organization led by college students and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the study sought to...
U-M awarded $3.6M to study post-surgery pain management for individuals with opioid use disorder
The University of Michigan will use a new $3.6 million federal grant to study how pain and opioids after surgery impact people with opioid use disorder, how guidelines might be adjusted to address post-surgical pain and how to prevent opioid-related harms. The...
New insights on persistent opioid use after surgery and genetic associations to opioid use disorder.
Persistent opioid use after surgery is a common morbidity outcome associated with subsequent opioid use disorder, overdose, and death. While phenotypic associations have been described in previous research publications, genetic associations have remained unidentified....
Faculty Feature: Dr. Mark Bicket Named ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar
Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA, will receive the ASRA Pain Medicine Presidential Scholar Award at the 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting being held November 21-23, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. The award is given biannually to recognize outstanding scientific and sustained...
Opioid Research Institute hosts overdose training for U-M Dental Students
The University of Michigan Opioid Research Institute recently hosted a lunch and learn for U-M dental students, providing overdose education and Naloxone training. Attendees were also provided with Naloxone kits to take with them.
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)....