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Training module now available for acute pain management in hospitalized adults (June 27, 2018)
New online course is 10th in a series developed by the NIH Pain Consortium.
Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose (June 19, 2018)
NIH research confirms effective treatments for opioid use disorder are underutilized.
Nearly half of opioid-related overdose deaths involve fentanyl (May 01, 2018)
Announcement.
Pain relief most reported reason for misuse of opioid pain relievers (July 31, 2017)
Study suggests need for improved access to evidence-based pain management.
NIDA hosts sessions on pain at APA annual meeting (May 11, 2017)
Media Availability.
Opioids are driving increase in cocaine overdose deaths (February 09, 2017)
Science Spotlight.
Pain relief without risk of addiction or overdose? (August 29, 2016)
Science Spotlight.
Co-prescribing naloxone in primary care settings may reduce ER visits (June 28, 2016)
Science Spotlight.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Linked to Reductions in Opioid Overdose Deaths (June 22, 2016)
Science Spotlight.
NIDA creates online resource to raise awareness about naloxone (June 02, 2016)
Announcement.
Advancing psychiatric practice through the science of addiction (May 05, 2016)
Media Availability.
Review article outlines strategies to reduce opioid abuse risk (March 31, 2016)
Announcement.
FDA approves naloxone nasal spray to reverse opioid overdose (November 18, 2015)
Announcement.
NIDA redesigns Easy to Read and Learn the Link websites for mobile devices (October 13, 2015)
Announcement.
Nasal spray naloxone one step closer to public availability (June 12, 2015)
Announcement.
Prescribing lifesaving naloxone: Addressing attitudes of primary care clinicians (June 09, 2015)
Science Spotlight.

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