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Areas of Focus

Opioid and Overdose

The U-M Injury Prevention Center does considerable work in the field of opioid and overdose, which has been declared an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From funded exploratory studies to educational training events, we are working to find ways to identify and prevent drug overdose across populations in both the Great Lakes Region and the nation.

Below you’ll find links to more information about our work in this area, as well as a listing of members doing work or interested in this area. We invite you to explore and join us as we move forward to advance research and prevention.

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A Central Hub for Opioid Work at U-M

Explore educational and research projects, researchers, centers, community outreach and publications to see the infrastructure and scope of work that allows U-M to facilitate collaborations with local, state and national partners around opioid overdose prevention.

Resources

Courses and Toolkits

Course

Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers

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Toolkit

The Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit

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Toolkit

The System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS)

Explore the Data

See opioid trends during the COVID-19 pandemic

Opioid & Overdose Prevention Information and Tools

Prevention Resources

A Summary of the CDC Injury Control Research Centers’ work on Opioid Overdose Prevention (PDF)
This handout outlines how the CDC Injury Control Research Centers are impacting Opioid Overdose Prevention. Learn more here.

A Summary of Prescription Drug Overdose Information and Resources
This handout provides Prescription Drug Overdose information including links to state and national resources, a summary of opioid misuse work at the University of Michigan, and a member profile on Dr. Jennifer Waljee.

Summary of an Evidence-Based Overdose Education and Distribution of Nasal Naloxone Program
This handout gives information on the opioid overdose epidemic, information on the highlighted evidence-based solution and the components of the program, and the evidence for the program’s effectiveness.

Legislative Analyses & Policy One-Pagers

Change in Michigan Overdoses during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This flyer addresses the opioid overdose trends before and during COVID-19 using data from the System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS). The SOS provides near real-time data of suspected non-fatal and fatal overdose cases to authorized public health and public safety stakeholders across the state of Michigan. For more information, visit: injurycenter.umich.edu/opioid-overdose/opioid-surveillance/

The Prescription Opioid Epidemic in Michigan: Evidence, Expertise, and Recommendations for Action
This report analyzes the state of the opioid epidemic within Michigan, including the state of legislative actions addressing the opioid epidemic, and synthesizes key input from stakeholders around the state about the potential policy interventions.

The Prescription Opioid Epidemic in Michigan
This document describes the prescription opioid overdose epidemic in Michigan.

Opioid Abuse in Michigan
This document describes the trends in opioid abuse in Michigan and current strategies (and opportunities to expand strategies) to combat opioid abuse and overdose.

Funded Research Projects Focused on Opioid & Overdose

The U-M Injury Prevention Center has funded current and past injury research projects focusing on the prevention of opioid and overdose.

Core Faculty and Practitioners with Expertise in Opioid & Overdose Prevention

Please click on a faculty/practitioner’s name to access their full profile with research interests and funded projects.

Amy Bohnert, PhD
Opioid Overdose Content Lead
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Erin Bonar

Sexual Violence Content Lead, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Eve Losman

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School

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Philip Todd Veliz

Research Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan

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Jennifer Waljee

Associate Professor, Surgery, U-M Medical School

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Carol Purcell

Controlled Substance Diversion Prevention Program Manager, Diversion Prevention Program, University of Michigan

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Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem

Clinical Associate Professor, Nursing, U-M School of Nursing

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Sean Esteban McCabe

Director, Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health (DASH), School of Nursing, University of Michigan

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Paul E. Hilliard

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, U-M Medical School

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Patrick Carter

Co-Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan

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Chad M. Brummett

Bert N. LaDu Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, U-M Medical School

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Frederic C. Blow

Professor, Psychiatry, U-M Medical School

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Dianne Singer

Project Manager, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School

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Rebecca Haffajee

Policy Researcher, Boston Office, RAND Corporation

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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University

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Peter F. Ehrlich

Co-Director, Outreach and Translation Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Lewei Allison Lin

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, U-M Medical School

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Carol J. Boyd

Deborah J Oakley Collegiate Professor Emerita, Nursing, U-M School of Nursing

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Douglas Roehler

Epidemiologist, Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Maureen Walton

Research Core Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan

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Jenna Goesling

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, U-M Medical School

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Mahshid Abir

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan

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Sonya Lewis

Instructor, Psychiatry, U-M Medical School

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Michael Englesbe

Cyrenus G Darling Sr M.D. and Cyrenus G Darling Jr M.D. Professor, Surgery, U-M Medical School

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Courtney Bagge

Research Investigator, Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI

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Mark A. Ilgen

Professor, Psychiatry, University of Michigan

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Rebecca Cunningham

Vice President for Research, Office of Research, University of Michigan

Jason Goldstick

Director, Statistics and Methods Section, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Terri Diane Voepel-Lewis

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan

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Amy Bohnert

Opioids Content Lead, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center

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Donovan Maust

Associate Professor, Psychiatry, U-M Medical School

Members with Interest/Expertise in Opioid & Overdose Prevention

  • Charlotte Burnett
    University of Michigan
  • Chastity Flint, BSN, RN
    Driscoll Health Plan
  • Chelsea Graham, MS
    University of Michigan
  • Cheryl Landry, DNP
    Liberty University
  • Christian Lumaj
    University of Michigan
  • Christina Cameron, MSN
    Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Claire Arnott, BA
    Open University
  • Coco Rios Escobar, BA
    University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • Courtney Bagge, PhD
    University of Michigan Medical Center; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
  • Craig Dunham
    Dr.
  • Cynthia Miller, MSN
    Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Daniel Griffith, MBA
    Virginia University of Lynchburg
  • Darryl Dewberry, MSW
    Abundant Community Recovery Services
  • Davidson Wissing, MPA
    Nebraska DHHS
  • Diamond Buchanan
    Diamond Buchanan
  • Diane Kline-Gorney, MA, LBSW
    AuSable Valley Community Mental Health
  • Dipa Gurung Rai
    John Maxwell
  • Dr. Yahya Alnashri
    Johns Hopkins University, USA & Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
  • Ebo Essilfie-Amoah, MS
    Ebo Essilfie-Amoah
  • Elizabeth Duval, PhD
    Michigan Medicine
  • Elizabeth Lowery, MPH
    Virginia Department of Health
  • Emily Deal, MS
    University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  • Emily Dejka
    University of Michigan
  • Emily Pasman, MSW
    Wayne State University
  • Evan Kearney
    Evan Kearney
  • Feriel Presswalla, BS
    University of Michigan
  • George Edwards, BS
    Virginia Tech
  • Gigi Colombini, MSW
    Institute for Hope & Human Flourishing
  • Greg Greenfield, MA, MPA
    Western Michigan University
  • Gregory Cooper
    Michigan National Guard