Research Spotlights

Explore the projects helping to make a difference in the opioid crisis.

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A Living Pain Circuit
Tissue chip-based model screens potential pain medications faster
Published: December 10, 2021
Topics: New Drugs/Screening Tools
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Can Technology Help People Keep Taking Buprenorphine?
New personalized text-messaging app may make it easier for people with opioid use disorder to continue buprenorphine treatment
Published: November 22, 2021
Topics: Behavioral Research
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What’s Sleep Got to Do With It?
HEAL-funded researchers are investigating the role of sleep deficiency in opioid use disorder and relapse risk
Published: October 28, 2021
Topics: Sleep Dysfunction
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Can CBD Treat Opioid Use Disorder?
Research strategy targets craving to treat addiction
Published: October 8, 2021
Topics: Drug Development
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Taking Suicide Prevention into Primary Care Settings
HEAL-funded researchers develop tools for primary care providers to identify and help patients at risk of suicide
Published: September 28, 2021
Topics: Collaborative Care
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Living in Recovery: What Works?
NIH HEAL Initiative research aims to help people stay in recovery long-term
Published: September 28, 2021
Topics: RRN
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Why They HEAL
Introducing early career investigators involved in the NIH HEAL Initiative
Published: September 14, 2021
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The Emergency Department: Time and Place to Treat
Connecting people with opioid use disorder with treatment
Published: August 30, 2021
Topics: NIDA CTN
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Reframing Shame
Everyone wins when we dismantle stigma
Published: August 2, 2021
Topics: Stigma in Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder
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