Carol J. Boyd

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Sean Esteban McCabe

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The Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health (DASH), is an inter-professional and interdisciplinary center led by Drs. Sean Esteban McCabe (Director) and Sarah A. Stoddard (Co-director). Based in the University of Michigan School of Nursing, it brings together faculty from health science professions to address clinical, educational, and research issues related to substance use.

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Social Work assistant professor launches new program for grieving children and caregivers impacted by drug overdose loss

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Pathways of Public Science

Basic and clinical research on substance use disorders has been a science since its inception in the 1920s research on “the opium problem.” With the support of major funders, historians Drs. Campbell and Spillane interviewed dozens of scientists and clinicians who identified as contributors to the science of substance use disorders.

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Upcoming Events & Announcements

Save the Date - HopeHQ and the DASH Center will be co-hosting a national webinar on childhood bereavement from parental drug overdose death with the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions and Wayne State University School of Social Work on January 21, 2026.
The 2026 winter semester workshop schedule has been released