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Highlights
- As the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction, NIDA co-leads the National Institutes of Health HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The HEAL Initiative is a dynamic effort to develop new scientific solutions to the national opioid addiction and overdose public health crisis, alongside efforts to improve pain management. ) Initiative
- Researchers are taking a variety of approaches to address growing rates of drug overdose and addiction, including conducting studies to improve prevention and treatment for opioid misuse and addiction and to better understand, manage and treat pain.
- NIDA leads many of the research programs funded through the HEAL and supports hundreds of research projects under this Initiative.
Latest from NIDA
Telehealth supports retention in treatment for opioid use disorder
Addiction often goes hand-in-hand with other mental illnesses. Both must be addressed.
Five Areas Where “More Research” Isn’t Needed to Curb the Overdose Crisis
Find more resources on the NIH HEAL Initiative
- Visit the NIH Heal Initiative® website for more information
- Researchers: Explore open HEAL Funding Opportunities.