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 strategic domains dedicated to researching opioids and pain:






Michigan Medicine researchers are tackling the complexities of opioid use and pain management to address one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time.
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