Opioid Research Institute

1. October 16, 2024

   U-M awarded $3.6M to study post‑surgery pain management

   U-M will use a new $3.6 million federal grant to study how pain and opioids after surgery affect people with opioid use disorder and how to prevent opioid-related harms.

2. October 11, 2023

   $3.3M to aid research into surgical care for opioid patients

   U-M received a $3.3 million grant to launch a comprehensive data science project that aims to inform best practices on pre- and post-surgical care procedures for patients with opioid use disorder.

3. August 7, 2023

   U-M partners with Zingerman’s to expand access to naloxone

   U-M and Ann Arbor’s Zingerman’s Community of Businesses are launching a pilot program to train employees in the use and administration of the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone.

4. April 4, 2023

   New institute to support, catalyze opioid research

   U-M has launched the Opioid Research Institute, a new transdisciplinary institute that will bolster research collaborations and strengthen community engagement to address the national opioid overdose crisis.