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.
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
Toolkit
The System for Opioid Overdose Surveillance (SOS)
Latest Publications
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.
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
Controlled Substance Diversion Prevention Program Manager, Diversion Prevention Program, University of Michigan
Sexual Violence Content Lead, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University
Director, Statistics and Methods Section, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Research Investigator, Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI
Director, Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health (DASH), School of Nursing, University of Michigan
Co-Director, Outreach and Translation Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Cyrenus G Darling Sr M.D. and Cyrenus G Darling Jr M.D. Professor, Surgery, U-M Medical School
Members with Interest/Expertise in Opioid & Overdose Prevention
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Kassie Hsu, BS
Harris County Public Health -
Kathleen Bloom, MA
Network 180 -
Kathryn Bergeron, MSW
Hope Community Services -
Katie Spalding, BS
District Health Department No. 2 -
Keara Sullivan
University of Michigan -
Keith Kocher, MD, MPH
University of Michigan -
Kellie Phelps
Sanilac County Community Mental Health -
Kenan Zamore, MPH
Kenan J Zamore -
Kevin Ryan, Msc
Trinity College Dublin -
Kirk Brower, MD
University of Michigan -
LaTonya Shephard, MA
You Can Soar Counseling Services, LLC -
Laura Wagner, BS
Alcona Health Centers- Community Health Center of Northern Michigan -
Laura Walker, BSN
Covenant Healthcare -
Lauren Weinstock, PhD
BROWN UNIVERSITY -
Lauren Yerkes, MPH
Virginia Department of Health -
Laurie Narigon, BSN
Kettering Health Network -
Laurie Steffee, BS
VAMC -
Leah Simpson, BS
Macomb family services -
Lillian Jensen, BS
MSU -
Lisa Orrison
University of Michigan -
Lois Newman, RN, CM
McLaren Health Plan -
Lorna Hardy
Dilico -
Mahipal Singh Sankhla, MSc
Institute of Sciences, SAGE University, Indore -
Mahmoud Abdulkarim
School of Nursing -
Manuel Pontes, PhD
Rowan -
Margaret Oldenburg, AS
Chikaming Township Fire Rescue, Medic 1 Ambulance -
María Eugenia Keller, MSc
PAHO -
Marjorie Lang, JD
University of Detroit Mercy -
Mark Creekmore, PhD
Mark Creekmore -
Mary Connors, MSN
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