Frederic C Blow
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Frederic C. Blow, Ph.D. is a Professor and Director of the U-M Addiction Center in the Department of Psychiatry. He is a career researcher and educator in the field of alcohol and substance use screening, interventions, and treatments. The large body of his work has been directed to providing the research base and training scholars and clinicians alike. Dr. Blow currently has a NIAAA training grant and has had continuous funding from the NIAAA since 1988, and has had extensive funding from NIDA, VA, and NIMH during the same period. He has led many federally-funded studies including international and US training grants focused on substance misuse and abuse.
Dr. Blow has a long history of funding related to research and program evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based treatments for substance use and mental health disorders. His areas of research expertise include alcohol brief interventions in healthcare settings, substance abuse prevention, substance abuse screening and diagnosis for older adults, serious mental illness and concurrent substance abuse, suicide prevention, mental health services research, and implementation of evidence-based substance abuse and mental health practices.
Areas of Interest
- Alcohol Abuse
- Older Adults
- Suicide Prevention and Serious Mental Illness
- Mental health services research
Center Memberships
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Addiction Center
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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Center MemberUniversity of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
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Center MemberMM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
Recent Publications
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Ilgen M, Blow F, Piette JD, Goldstick J, Lewis M, Myers MG, Lin LA. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 2026 Dec 1; 191:Journal ArticleTargeting pain to improve opioid use disorder treatment outcomes: Results of a randomized trial
DOI:10.1016/j.josat.2026.210079 -
Maust DT, Davis RC, Strominger J, Marcus SC, Kim HM, Caverly T, Blow FC, Wallner LP, Krein S, Vordenberg SE. Alzheimer S and Dementia, 2026 Jun 1; 22 (6):Journal ArticleCharacterizing treatment initiation with central nervous system–active polypharmacy among adults with dementia
DOI:10.1002/alz.71608 PMID: 42324490 -
Turkelson A, Birditt KS, Polenick CA, Cranford JA, Blow FC. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2026 Jan 1; 87 (1): 164 - 174.Journal ArticleLong-Term Patterns of Alcohol Use in Older Different-Sex Couples: Concordant Drinking Appears Initially Protective but Predicts Declines in Health Over Time
DOI:10.15288/jsad.24-00013 PMID: 40410943 -
Ilgen MA, Blow FC, Piette JD, Goldstick J, Lewis M, Priest W, Matharu H, Bourgoise M, Young C, Ashe D, Price A, Lin LA. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2025 Sep 17; 158:Journal ArticleThe Psychosocial Pain Management to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes Study: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
DOI:10.1016/j.cct.2025.108081 -
Dawson WD, Stodola A, Carder P, Cellarius K, Smith L, Brandis L, Oschwald M, Totten AM, Womack D, Aga V, Unsworth J, Byerly LK, Spetz J, Nash M, Dhar N, Brown Wilson K, Hogue T, Sulick B, Stone R, Blow FC, Lewis JP, Chan K, Emery-Tiburcio EE, Lavretsky H. Health Affairs Scholar, 2025 Sep 1; 3 (9):Journal ArticleSupporting older-adult behavioral health: building the first state Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Aging
DOI:10.1093/haschl/qxaf175 -
Walton MA, Seewald L, Carter PM, Ngo Q, Blow FC, Bourque C, Pearson C, Battisti KA, An L, Wank M, Zhu Y, Kidwell KM. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2025 May 1; 270:Journal ArticleAdaptive interventions for alcohol misuse and violent behaviors among adolescents and emerging adults in the emergency department: Outcomes from a sequential multiple assignment randomized controlled trial
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112615 PMID: 40020642 -
Barnett NM, Vordenberg SE, Kim HM, Turnwald M, Strominger J, Leggett AN, Akinyemi E, Blow FC, Vanderziel A, Pappas C, Maust DT. Drugs and Aging, 2025 Mar 1; 42 (3): 257 - 265.Journal ArticleAn Educational Intervention to Promote Central Nervous System-Active Deprescribing in Dementia: A Pilot Study
DOI:10.1007/s40266-024-01178-x PMID: 39832105 -
Vordenberg SE, Davis RC, Strominger J, Marcus SC, Kim HM, Blow FC, Wallner LP, Caverly T, Krein S, Maust DT. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2025 Feb 1; 73 (2): 422 - 430.Journal ArticleClinician contributions to central nervous system-active polypharmacy among older adults with dementia in the United States
DOI:10.1111/jgs.19256 PMID: 39499066
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