by Stacey Hawkins | Nov 17, 2016 | Neuroscience, Uncategorized
A Big Pain The opioid addiction crisis gained attention at the highest levels of U.S. policy circles this past year. Presidential candidates that disagreed on nearly everything else vowed to make fighting the epidemic a priority if elected. In July, the U.S. Senate...
by Stacey Hawkins | Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Science Behind Opioids President Obama’s recent plan to fight opioids highlights the dark side of a class of treatments serving a vital need. Opioid pain medications manage the severe short-term or chronic pain of millions of Americans. While these...