Opioids

  1. Howard Winchel: “It was time to make some changes.” Image credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography

    The nature of pain: Approach brings relief without opioids

  2. Oxycodone opioid tablets with prescription bottles. Image credit: iStock

    Parents: Turkey makes great leftovers—opioids do not

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    U-M, MDHHS launch one-stop website to guide safe pain treatment across Michigan and beyond

  4. Oxycodone opioid tablets with prescription bottles. Image credit: iStock

    US-born residents more than five times likely to use prescription opioids than new immigrants

  5. U-M teams receive $25.5 million for opioid-related prevention and treatment research

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    Prescription drug misuse related to later substance use disorders

  7. Gavel with white pills on blue. Medical concept. Image credit: iStock

    Johnson & Johnson opioid ruling and fallout: U-M experts available to discuss

  8. Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem packs a naloxone kit. Image credit: Chris McElroy, Michigan Photography

    Naloxone: Wide distribution effective in preventing deaths

  9. kiddrug lead Image credit: Chloe Oliva

    About 44% of high school seniors who misuse prescription drugs have multiple drug sources

  10. Map shows counties with opioid high-risk, which includes low rate of medication for treatment of opioid use disorder providers and high rates of opioid overdose death (red). Image credit: Rebecca L. Haffajee, JD, PhD, MPH; Lewei Allison Lin, MD, MS; Amy S. B. Bohnert, PhD, MHS; Jason E. Goldstick, PhD

    Opioids study shows high-risk counties across the country, suggests local solutions to epidemic

  11. Causes of the Growing Educational Gap in Life Expectancy

    Growing life expectancy inequality in US cannot be blamed on opioids alone

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    Opioid doctor and pharmacy ‘shoppers’ may also shop at home, U-M study suggests

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    Opioid addiction: Michigan counties struggle to meet the need for treatment

  14. University of Michigan and Harvard summit on: Opioids: Policy to Practice

    Fighting the opioid epidemic with new knowledge: U-M teams up with Harvard, National Academy of Medicine

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    Unwise opioids for wisdom teeth: Study shows link to long-term use in teens, young adults

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    Blacks, whites equally as likely to be prescribed opioids for pain

  17. Opioid epidemic: More funding needed

    Opioid epidemic: More funding needed

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    Spring cleaning for medicine cabinets: Statewide event will help Michigan residents get rid of meds

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    US Surgeon General to speak at U-M on opioid epidemic

  20. Going after opioid manufacturers, distributors in court may help with crisis

    Going after opioid manufacturers, distributors in court may help with crisis