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Anti-Addiction Meds Key to Saving Lives of People Hooked on Opioids

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020 — People treated for an opioid addiction stand a much better chance of breaking their dependency if they take opioid-blocking medications, a new study finds. In fact, addicts who took methadone or buprenorphine had an 80% lower risk of dying from an overdose than those in treatment who are not using… Read More: Anti-Addiction Meds Key to Saving Lives of People Hooked on… »

NIH boosts BRAIN Initiative funding to expand study into opioids

The National Institutes of Health is making new investments into the BRAIN Initiative, which will include new studies of opioids. New funds of $ 220 million to support 200 new research awards have been awarded, bringing total 2018 program support to more than $ 400 million, which is 50 percent more than the amount spent… Read More: NIH boosts BRAIN Initiative funding to expand study into opioids »