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Harvard and the University of Michigan have formed two partnerships designed to encourage economic opportunity in Detroit and to fight the national scourge of opioid addiction.
Community Impact | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Serving Local Communities | Harvard University | University of MichiganPatients in their late teens and 20s had the highest risk of persistent use if they received opioids around the time of their extraction, a new study finds.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganNearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years. But the associated dangers often go unaddressed, a new poll finds.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | University of MichiganLicensed medical professionals face just as much risk of a substance use disorder as the general population, and they have a higher likelihood of opioid misuse, says an addiction expert.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganSeveral pieces of legislation regarding opioid prescriptions have just gone into effect or will do so over the next several months, affecting health care providers across the state of Michigan. Other states may follow suit or may already have passed similar provisions.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Serving Local Communities | University of MichiganKentucky, New Mexico, Tennessee and New York have significantly reduced opioid dosages, according to a new University of Michigan study.
AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | University Research | University of MichiganRacial 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.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganMore funding is needed to address the opioid epidemic that is projected to cost the U.S. economy $200 billion by 2020, says a University of Michigan researcher.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganAs the health care community moves on multiple fronts to address the opioid crisis, one area that holds promise is in litigation against those who manufacture and distribute prescription opioid drugs, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | University of MichiganA surprisingly high number of cancer patients use opioids for months after curative-intent surgery, according to new research.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | Treatment & Prevention | University of Michigan