Gary M Franklin
Research Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
Adjunct Research Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Adjunct Research Professor, Neurology
University of Washington
Box 359116
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health SciencesSeattle, WA 98109-
206-685-7193
meddir@uw.edu
Research Interests
Safe Workplaces, Occupational Health, Occupational Medicine, Opioids, Policy
Education
MD Internal Medicine, George Washington University, 1969
MPH Pub Health & Comm Med, University of California (Berkeley), 1982
BA Mathematics, Franklin & Marshall College, 1965
In the News
Pain patients and doctors worry the CDC's new opioid guidelines may be damaging
NPR, 04/05/2022
Testing strategies to combat the opioid epidemic
SPH News, 09/05/2018
Prescription opioids highly addictive, especially for teens.
The Vancouver Sun, 05/06/2018
DEOHS Research Professor Gary Franklin: Opioid overprescribing is not a myth.
politico.com, 03/15/2018
Opioid overprescribing is not a myth
POLITICO, 03/13/2018
Opioids are no better than common painkillers, study finds.
fortune.com, 03/08/2018
Opioids are no better than common painkillers, study finds
FORTUNE, 03/06/2018
Inslee takes next steps to continue work on opioid crisis
Medium, 01/16/2018
Mixing Opioids and Sedatives Steeply Raises Overdose Risk
SPH News, 08/17/2017
Overcoming opioids: Easing an epidemic 1 doctor at a time
The Seattle Times, 06/15/2017