Research Spotlights

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

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First, They Need a Place to Call HOME

Published: September 3, 2020

Topics: Adolescent Prevention

Helping Youth Break the Cycle of Opioid Misuse in Rural Oklahoma

Published: August 25, 2020

Topics: Adolescent Prevention

Fully Engaged: The Importance of Involving Patients in Research

The NIH HEAL Initiative wants to learn from examples of successful strategies used by researchers that meet patients where they are and invite them to join the research process. Email [email protected]

Published: August 19, 2020

Topics: Increasing Participant Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement in HEAL Research

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The Search for New, More Targeted Pain Treatments

From surgery and drugs to cell-based therapies, researchers will test innovative, non-addictive approaches for treating pain.

Published: August 5, 2020

Topics: EPPIC-Net

Can Exposures Before Birth Predict Health Later in Life?

The NIH HEAL Initiative supports research that looks at the relationship of prenatal exposure of opioids on brain function in infants. Research also studies the role that prenatal exposure to opioids might play in the emergence of cognitive and behavioral issues.

Published: July 29, 2020

Topics: HBCD Study