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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.
Media Mention: Lifesaving Narcan for drug overdoses approved for over the counter sale
The life-saving, opioid-reversing drug Narcan may soon be available at your corner gas station, grocery store or online in addition to pharmacies. On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan — formally known as naloxone hydrochloride — for use...
Investigation of opioid co-prescription and veteran overdoses and deaths
Nearly 17 veterans die by suicide each day in the United States, a statistic that has led the Department of Veterans Affairs to make suicide prevention its highest priority and to recognize the risks from the simultaneous use of opioids and benzodiazepines. To tackle...
Media Mention: How one state beat national surgery opioid trends
A statewide effort to treat the pain of surgery patients without increasing their risk of long-term dependence on opioids has paid off in Michigan, a study shows. In less than two years, the effort led to a 56% reduction in the amount of opioids patients received...
Solving the Opioid Crisis Teach-Out
About this Teach-Out Course The opioid epidemic is one of the deadliest drug crises in US history, with opioid-related deaths contributing 42,000 of a total 64,000 U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2016 alone. Recently, the growing crisis was declared a “public health...
Curbing an epidemic: U-M nursing professor trains an army to battle opioid overdoses
Dr. Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem, clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, Core Faculty Member of the U-M Injury Prevention Center, and U-M Opioid Solutions Member has been recognized by U-M President Mark Schlissel as a U-M expert...
New CDC resource summarizes opioid overdose evidence-based prevention strategies
The CDC has released a new resource summarizing 10 opioid overdose prevention strategies for public heath, law enforcement, local organizations, and others striving to serve their community. The document is a general reference for evidence-based practices that...
U-Michigan, Harvard form new partnership to address economic mobility, opioid crisis
The University of Michigan and Harvard University are combining resources and their expertise to form two new partnerships designed to increase economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit, as well as respond to the national opioid crisis. For more information on...
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...