NIH Research Matters – Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail Reduces Risk of Return

• By: | The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• April 19th, 2022
• jail, opioid use disorder, recidivism, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use disorder
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Almost two-thirds of people currently incarcerated in the U.S. have a substance use disorder. Many struggle with opioid addiction. Opioids include prescription pain relievers, heroin, and powerful synthetic versions such as fentanyl that are driving record numbers of overdose deaths. Medications...

Dr. John Ngai Named Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative

• By: The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• April 1st, 2020
• brain, brain disorders, NIH
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National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of John J. Ngai, Ph.D., as director of the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. Dr. Ngai is expected to join NIH in March. “The BRAIN...