da admin | Set 13, 2017 | Scientific
On this edition of Encounter we address the opioid crisis in America. Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Caleb Alexander, co-Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Drug...
da admin | Set 7, 2017 | Scientific
September is Pain Awareness month. The National Institute on Drug Abuse Director, Dr. Nora Volkow, describes NIDA’s role and participation in pain research. This is one in a series of videos with NIH Institute and Center Directors discussing priorities for pain...
da admin | Set 3, 2017 | Scientific
Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans, but opioids may not be appropriate for many pain patients. Prescription opioid medications can help treat and manage severe pain but may pose risks for addiction, overdose, and death. The risk of addiction, overdose, and...