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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.
Painless: The Opioid Musical Now Available for Licensing
Painless: The Opioid Musical started as an idea by Dr. Chad Brummett, Co-Director of OPEN, when he gave a lecture to high school students and learned that almost 75% of them admitted to having easy access to unused opioids. After Dr. Brummett contacted former Chair of...
ORI faculty attend, participate in 4th Annual Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference
Multiple Opioid Research Institute faculty and faculty affiliate members attended and participated in the 4th Annual Michigan Tribal Prevention Conference, hosted by the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. April 15-16. The 1.5 day conference was designed to...
Media Mention: Steroid Injections Don’t Improve Chronic Back Pain, According to New Research
A spinal steroid injection—also known as an epidural injection—may only reduce neck and back pain for a few months, according to a recent review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Spinal stenosis, a common condition in adults over 60, is caused by the...
Media Mention: Does getting ADHD drugs via telehealth increase addiction risk?
For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if...
Millions of children live with parents who have a substance use disorder
Nearly 17 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to live with a parent who has a substance use disorder, according to a study led by Texas State University, University of Michigan and Wayne State University. The study found that alcohol...
Media Mention: Opioids and Surgery: How to Know Your Usage Risk Going In
Planning surgery? Talking to your doctor about pain management beforehand could keep you off the path to long-term opioid use, a risk factor for addiction. If the operation is of the spine, head, or neck, that goes double for you. People who have these procedures are...
Media Mention: Opioids and Respiratory Depression
The main cause of death due to opioid overdose is respiratory depression. In other words, the brain of a person under the influence of opioids can simply forget to breathe. In today’s episode, Michigan Medicine talk with Dr. Erica Levitt, associate professor in the...
Media Mention: Expert Q&A: Improving opioid management in maternal health
Alex Peahl, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, discusses her studies assessing various aspects of postpartum pain management, with the goal of understanding and reducing the risks of opioid prescribing during and after pregnancy. Dr. Peahl is the chair...
Media Mention: New Report Finds Co-Prescribing Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Veterans at VHA from 2007 to 2019 Increased Their Risk of Death
Veterans who were prescribed an opioid and a benzodiazepine at the same time by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an increased risk of death, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that analyzed millions of...
8 U-M researchers win PECASE awards
Eight University of Michigan researchers have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers. They are among nearly 400...