Drug Overdose and Substance Use
The landscape of drug overdose and substance use in the United States is constantly shifting. From changes to legislation to prescribing guidelines, we collaborate with other centers and organizations to provide cutting-edge research and evidence-based educational materials.
Projects
Resources
Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Michigan (2025)
This report provides insights into patterns of cannabis-related injury, social, and health indicators in the context of the state’s legalization of recreational cannabis per the 2018 MRTMA and opening of the retail market. You can view the 2020 Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Michigan report here.
Michigan System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS)
The SOS is an interactive web-based dashboard that maps suspected non-fatal and fatal opioid overdose incidents in near real-time, and provides demographic briefs to authorized public health and public safety stakeholders.
Safer Prescribing Toolkit
This toolkit provides one website for the most up-to-date resources, guidelines, and strategies from various organizations for managing acute and chronic pain.
A Public Health Analysis of Michigan’s 2019-2022 Opioid Legislation
This report provides an overview of findings, helps characterize the current landscape of opioid legislation in the state, and brings future legislative opportunities to light.
Core Faculty and Practitioners with Expertise in Opioid & Overdose Prevention
Research Core Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
Director of Statistics and Methods, Statistics and Methods Section, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Content Lead, Drug Overdose and Substance Use, Injury Prevention Center
Content Lead, Drug Overdose and Substance Use, Injury Prevention Center
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University
Research Investigator, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School
Partners
We collaborate frequently with our partners on education, training, and research projects.