All opioids

June 6, 2019

US Surgeon General to speak Friday at UIC during opioid conference

Federal officials to address third annual opioid conference attendees

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May 24, 2019

US dentists out prescribe UK dentists when it comes to opioids

New study looked at patterns in 2016, a peak year in the US opioid crisis

Lawrence A. Tabak

October 4, 2018

NIH deputy director addresses ways to combat opioid crisis

NIH research initiative aims to combat public health crisis of opioid misuse

Lawrence Tabak

September 25, 2018

NIH official to address US opioid misuse, initiative to combat epidemic

NIH HEAL Initiative will tackle public health crisis

pills

July 3, 2018

Reducing deaths from opioid overdoses in Illinois

Researcher hopes to gain a better understanding of the opioid crisis in Illinois

empty syringe on the ground next to a collapsed person

June 8, 2017

Heroin’s use rising, costing society more than $51 billion

Heroin-related overdose deaths have more than quadrupled since 2010

February 27, 2015

Heightened social pain in depression tied to pain perception

Physical, emotional pain colored by neurochemical mechanism

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