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Newsletter Summer 2024: News, Resources, Events and More!
Happy summer 2024! We are thrilled to have you join us as we share exciting updates, valuable resources, and upcoming events. Clinicians, do you ever wish you could ‘phone a friend’ for advice when dealing with challenging situations related to substance use? OPEN offers FREE same day clinician-to-clinician consultation services. As one of the on-call […]Sep 17, 2019
Michigan OPEN Participates in Naloxone Distribution Day
The state of Michigan distributed more than 50,000 naloxone kits during Naloxone Distribution Day on Sept. 14,2019. During the event, participating locations were able to pass out the kits free of charge in an effort to prevent deaths from opioid overdose. Michigan OPEN was thrilled to take part in the event in partnership with the […]Sep 12, 2019
Dr. Chad Brummett Warns Against Prescribing Opioids for Wisdom Tooth Extractions in Interview with CBS
Dr. Chad Brummett spoke with CBS News about the dangers of prescribing opioids for wisdom tooth extractions and discussed potential alternatives. Michigan OPEN’s research has found that just filling a prescription for opioids after a wisdom tooth extraction, which is often patients’ first exposure to opioids, more than doubles the risk of continued use in […]Sep 6, 2019
New Opioid Disposal Bin at CHLA
On July 1st, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles became the first free standing children’s hospital on the west coast to offer an opioid disposal bin. With Michigan OPEN’s guidance, the hospital endorsed installation of the disposal bin. For more information on safe opioid disposal, visit our website.Sep 6, 2019
Dr. Chad Brummett Discusses Opioid Use for Ankle Sprains in WBUR Interview
In an interview with WBUR, Dr. Chad Brummett addressed findings that opioid therapy is being used in treatment of ankle sprains despite not being included in recommendations. This comes from recent U-M publication “Rate of Opioid Prescriptions for Patients With Acute Ankle Sprain”. He discussed the issue in the broader context of the opioid epidemic, […]May 24, 2019
Opioids: Policy to Practice Summit 2019
On Friday May 10, 2019, the Opioids: Policy to Practice summit was held in Ypsilanti, MI. The event, co-sponsored by the University of Michigan and Harvard University, brought together hundreds of in-person and online attendees to learn about best practices and solutions regarding opioid prescribing and prescription drug monitoring, drug overdose detection, and access to […]May 11, 2019
Thousands of Unused Medications Returned Throughout Michigan for Medication Take Back Event
On Saturday, April 27 2019, Michigan residents in 34 counties brought opioids and other unused and expired prescription medications out to this spring’s Medication Take Back Event. The 54 simultaneous statewide events helped hundreds of families to properly dispose of a total of 3000 pounds of medication, including approximately 46,200 opioids. The event raises needed […]Feb 1, 2019
New Opioid Prescribing Recommendations for 2019
Michigan OPEN’s Opioid Prescribing Recommendations for 2019 are now available. Visit our Prescribing Recommendations page to download as a PDF. What’s new for 2019? Recommendations for ten additional procedures, totaling 25 procedures overall Updated numbers for several previous recommendations Important to note are the revisions to previous recommendations. Michigan OPEN constantly aims to improve upon […]Jan 18, 2019
Michigan OPEN Awarded the 2018 Eagle Award for Visionary Leadership
Michigan OPEN was among the 2018 honorees at the Greater Detroit Area Health Council’s annual Salute to Healthcare on November 8. The ceremony recognizes individuals and organizations who are working to improve the health and well-being of the southeast Michigan community. The Michigan OPEN team was awarded the 2018 Eagle Award for Visionary Leadership. The […]Nov 21, 2018
Patients Use Only a Fraction of Opioids Given After Surgery — But Prescription Size Affects Use
Many surgeons write prescriptions for opioid pain medications four times larger than what their patients will actually use after common operations, a new study shows. And the size of that prescription may be the most important factor in how many opioid pills the patient will take – outweighing their pain scores, the intensity of their […]Nov 9, 2018
Hundreds of Families Bring Back Unused Medications for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
On Saturday, October 27, Michigan residents in 32 counties had a chance to get opioids and other unused and expired prescription medicines out of their medicine cabinets through 60 simultaneous events held around the state. The collective effort resulted in hundreds of families safely removing over 3,000 pounds of medication, including approximately 40,000 opioids, from […]Aug 7, 2018
Those who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom tooth removal are nearly three times as likely to keep using
A new study recently published in JAMA by Michigan OPEN researchers finds a link between filling an opioid prescription after wisdom tooth extraction and long-term opioid use Young people ages 13 to 30 who filled an opioid prescription immediately before or after they had their wisdom teeth out were nearly three times as likely as […]Jul 30, 2018