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A new University of Michigan study challenges a popularized view about what's causing the growing gap between the lifespans of more- and less-educated Americans—finding shortcomings in the widespread narrative that the United States is facing an epidemic of "despair."
There’s no one easy answer for how to respond to the opioid epidemic. Cities, counties, and states across the country have tried to be innovative in their approach to the public health crisis ever since concern over opioid and heroin use began to grow.
Demand for behavioral healthcare in the United States is greater than ever, taxing the already strained capacity of the broad range of professionals who provide prevention, treatment, and recovery services for mental health and substance use disorders.
With 130 Americans dying every day from opioid overdoses, and 2 million suffering from disorders related to prescription and non-prescription opioids, the University of Michigan is ramping up efforts to make an impact on the opioid epidemic through the research and expertise of its faculty and their teams.
The causes driving the opioid crisis are more complex than just the actions of pharmaceutical companies. A fragmented health care system, ineffective policies, and current federal and state laws are all contributing to the level of difficulty when it comes to combating overdoses and addiction within the United States.
This is the biggest state opioid settlement yet, and lawyers and addiction patients' advocates are waiting eagerly to see what precedent it will set.