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

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Microgel spheres containing stem cells for injection into intervertebral discs.
Helping the Body Heal Itself: Injected Stem Cells for Back Pain
HEAL researchers are creating new tools in the toolbox in the quest to help patients with back pain. Learn about "microgels."
March 23, 2023
Topics: Development and Optimization of Non-Addictive Therapeutics to Treat Pain
Screenshots from the SurgeryPal app
Preventing Chronic Post-Surgical Pain in Adolescents
Examining the Role of Pain Coping Skills
February 28, 2023
Topics: Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network (ERN)
Dr. Allan Basbaum
Video: The Patient Perspective on Pain
Dr. Allan Basbaum explains why interacting with pain patients is important for basic scientists.
February 2, 2023
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Deep brain stimulation delivers a mild electrical current through a thin wire to alter brain activity in the brain’s reward center (see red plus sign)
Deep Brain Stimulation for Severe Opioid Addiction
Can resetting brain circuits help people find recovery?
November 15, 2022
Topics: Drug Development
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A Whole Health Approach for Treating Opioid Addiction and Mental Illness
Seeking sustainable models of integrated care
October 27, 2022
Topics: Collaborative Care
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Lessons From the Field: Patient and Community Engagement
Successful approaches to research partnerships with patients and communities
October 6, 2022
Topics: Increasing Participant Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement in HEAL Research
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Embedding Opioid Use Disorder Prevention Into Everyday Life
HEAL prevention research targets systems for sustainability
September 7, 2022
Topics: Adolescent Prevention
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Prevention Can Be Treatment at a Different Time
Targeting the causes of opioid misuse and addiction
September 7, 2022
Topics: Adolescent Prevention
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HEALing in Advance: About the HEAL Preventing Opioid Use Disorder Research Program
Questions and answers with Amy Goldstein and Barbara Oudekerk
September 7, 2022
Topics: Adolescent Prevention
The Scope of the Problem: Opioid Use Disorders in Jails
The Justice System Provides a Window of Opportunity to Treat Addiction
Helping people in jails get treatment
August 5, 2022
Topics: JCOIN
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