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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.
Award: U-M neuroscientist Huda Akil, Ph.D., wins National Medal of Science
Huda Akil, Ph.D., received the nation’s highest scientific honor recently – the National Medal of Science -- for her discoveries about the roots of emotions, depression, pain and addiction in brain biology. Akil’s early work focused on understanding the brain’s own...
MDHHS issues RFP for recovery support services
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to expand recovery support center services or recovery community center services for individuals seeking long-term recovery from substance-use disorders. Eligible...
Technical Assistance Collaborative releases first annual report
States joining the national opioid lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors contributing to the opioid epidemic have secured billions of dollars in settlement funding. Based on the first round of settlements for Michigan, the state is expected to receive around...
$3.3M to aid research into surgical care for opioid patients
The University of Michigan recently received a $3.3 million grant to launch a comprehensive data science project that aims to inform best practices on pre- and post-surgical care procedures for patients with opioid use disorder. Opioid overdoses account for more than...
Community-based organizations can now provide naloxone outside of pharmacies, according to updated State of Michigan order
In an effort to expand access to the overdose reversal medication, community-based organizations can host or provide naloxone distribution sites without the previously required oversight of a pharmacy, according to an updated order from the State of Michigan. As...
Brief: Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder After Overdoses Among Medicaid Enrollees
U-M researchers studied how opioid use disorder medications such as buprenorphine, methadone and extended-release naltrexone are prescribed to Medicaid patients following emergency department (ED) visits for opioid overdose. The team examined treatment initiation...
U-M participates in medical research funding rally in Washington, D.C.
Advocates for increased medical research funding visiting congressional members and held a rally this week in Washington, D.C. to share the importance of sustained and robust federal contributions. U-M's own Limi Sharif, a 4th-year medical student, was onsite to...
Media Mention: NIH Research Spotlights: September 2023
Positive impacts of an adaptive digital health intervention for patients prescribed opioid analgesics Overdose deaths involving opioid analgesic (OA) misuse comprised 80% of overdose deaths in the United States in 2021. Patients at risk of OA misuse can be screened...
Media Mention: Lifesaving addiction medications are rarely started following opioid overdose emergencies
Could future opioid overdoses, fatalities and other harms of opioid addiction be prevented if hospital emergency departments made better use of effective medications for opioid addiction? A team of University of Michigan researchers thinks so. Learn more Additional...
Media Mention: Researchers flash forward with psychedelics at M-PsyC
Medical experts disagree about the effectiveness and safety of cannabis products, which are not regulated for dosage, content, and purity in the same way as prescription drugs. Laws allow medical cannabis for pain and other ailments, but physicians lacking in formal...