What’s in the Works at NIH for Opioid Research?

Researchers studying opioid use could have access to more grant money this fall for projects in mental health and determining the best prevention strategies.

Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, described to his advisory committee June 15 how the medical research agency plans to combat the opioid epidemic through a $500 million, trans-agency effort called the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative. The research road map includes at least 15 initiatives, ranging from helping the more than 21,000 infants born each year with opioid withdrawal syndrome to finding the best, integrated approaches for addressing the ...