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September 23, 2025
$5 million funds innovation of more-potent opioid overdose antidote
NIH funding aims to accelerate drug development timeline for enhanced version of naloxone.
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July 10, 2025
Hepatitis C treatment is not reaching some at-risk populations
Two studies show disparities in access for children, recently pregnant women .
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March 10, 2025
Female sex hormone protects against opioid misuse, rat study finds
Male – but not female – rats in chronic pain self-administer increasing amounts of fentanyl, which is prevented with estrogen treatment.
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July 3, 2024
Experimental drug supercharges medicine that reverses opioid overdose
Adding newly ID’d compound makes naloxone more potent, longer lasting, mouse study shows.
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March 2, 2021
Opioid overdose reduced in patients taking buprenorphine
Study indicates the drug is effective in opioid users who also take benzodiazepines for anxiety, other conditions .
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March 3, 2020
New center promotes healthy workplaces
Research to focus on opioid use, healthy diet, exercise, injury avoidance.
Medical Campus & Community
December 3, 2019
Halting opioid abuse aim of several grants from NIH, CDC
Dozens of grants awarded nationwide in search of answers to addiction, deaths.
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September 26, 2018
Roundtable on opioids brings HHS leaders to Medical Campus
Officials tour research lab focused on fighting opioid addiction.
Medical Campus & Community
September 6, 2018
Study seeks former opioid users who avoided addiction
Researchers want to understand how genetics affects opioid addiction.
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April 17, 2018
Text messaging tool may help fight opioid epidemic
Digital technology may aid patients at risk of relapsing.
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October 16, 2017
Inside an epidemic
Overcoming America’s opioid crisis starts with understanding abuse patterns.
Outlook Magazine
July 13, 2017
Strategy to battle opioid epidemic encourages multilevel approach
Washington University pain expert among researchers to author new recommendations.
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