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
Director, Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health (DASH), School of Nursing, University of Michigan
Cyrenus G Darling Sr M.D. and Cyrenus G Darling Jr M.D. Professor, Surgery, U-M Medical School
Co-Director, Outreach and Translation Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Director, Statistics and Methods Section, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University
Sexual Violence Content Lead, Research Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
Research Investigator, Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI
Controlled Substance Diversion Prevention Program Manager, Diversion Prevention Program, University of Michigan
Members with Interest/Expertise in Opioid & Overdose Prevention
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Rebecca Guy
BCLP -
Rida Jones, MSW
Comstock Public School -
Rob Moss
RammyMen -
Robbyn Candelaria, MA
Van Buren ISD -
Ronnie Tyson, LMSW
Flint Odyssey House Inc -
Russell Bush, MD
Michigan Institute of Forensic Science & Medicine -
Russell Faust, MD, PhD, FAAP
Oakland County Health Division -
Samantha Boland
NHS -
Sara Loughrige
Van Buren Community Mental Health -
Sara Soloman, MPH, RD
Penn Injury Science Center -
Sarah Nechuta, PhD
Grand Valley State University -
Shama Faheem, MD
Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network -
Sheila Stein, EdS
Roseville Joint Union High School District -
Sherry Johnson MSN-Ed, BSN, RN
Ascension St. John Hospital -
Sonya Mayo
Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital -
Stacey Kaminski, MC
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority -
Stephanie Ko, M.Phil.Ed
University of Pennsylvania -
Sunghee Lee, PhD
Sunghee Lee -
Susanna Joy, MA
National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention -
Suzi Howie, HNC
Moray College, UHI, Scotland -
Sydney Pacernick
University of Michigan -
Tab Battle
Ms. Tab M Battle -
Tara Keen, MPH
Virginia Department of Health -
Taylor Hautala, MPH
University of Michigan -
Tesha Smith, BSN
Kettering Health -
Tracy Gibbons, BA
Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton Kent Branch -
Trevor Brooks, MSW
Michigan Medicine -
Umeika Stephens, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Wayne State University -
Valerie Bonner, MBA, CPC-R
SOOAR -
Valerie Cecil Perez-Vasquez
Community Matters