Opioid & Pain
Combatting the Opioid Epidemic
Working across disciplines to minimize pain and reduce the impact of addictive opioid drugs
One of the basic tenets of medicine is the lessening of pain, and unfortunately for many, has led to an epidemic in the use of powerful and addicting analgesics known as opioids.
Michigan Medicine researchers are leading the field in researching evidence-based ways to more responsibly prescribe these drugs and to help patients living with opioid use disorders. Our scientists are also actively exploring effective alternative pain relievers that can help people live lives with less suffering.
Michigan Medicine is home to several initiatives dedicated to researching opioids and pain:
Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Visual Sciences
Professor of Visual Sciences
Professor of Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Program Director
Academic Director Ambulatory Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Academic Director Ambulatory Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professor of Radiology
Section Head, Cardiothoracic Radiology
Section Head, Cardiothoracic Radiology
Harold W and Helen L Gehring Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
Section Head and Service Chief, Faculty Affairs, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
Section Head and Service Chief, Faculty Affairs, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Orthopaedic Surgery
Helen F and Marvin M Kirsh Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Chair, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Gardner C Quarton Distinguished University Professor of Neurosciences
Gardner C Quarton Collegiate Professor of Neurosciences in the Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor of Psychiatry and Research Professor
Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Gardner C Quarton Collegiate Professor of Neurosciences in the Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor of Psychiatry and Research Professor
Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical Director, MPLAN
Medical Director, UMMG
Program Assistant, Resident Research, Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical Director, MPLAN
Medical Director, UMMG
Program Assistant, Resident Research, Orthopaedic Surgery
Ivan Duff M.D.
Collegiate Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Research Professor
Institute of Gerontology
Collegiate Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Research Professor
Institute of Gerontology
Research Assistant Professor
Neurology
Neurology
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Variability Is Associated With Neuromodulation in Fibromyalgia
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Pain Manag Nurs, 2022 Apr; DOI:10.1016/j.pmn.2021.11.002 Department of Biological Chemistry
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Department of Learning Health Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Health Lab
People with chronic pain who take opioids have trouble finding multimodal pain care; insurance and provider education changes are needed, experts say
Health Lab
New effort responds to concerns about opioid overdose, misuse and side effects in kids; Expert shares 8 things parents and pediatric surgeons should know
Health Lab
Medication guidelines for post-surgical opioid prescribing were associated with a lower rate of long-term opioid use and much lower amounts of opioid prescription fills in Michigan compared with the rest of the U.S.
