Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to establish a multidisciplinary research center focused on treatments for people with both chronic pain and opioid use disorder.
The Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery Research Center at Montefiore Einstein will receive $5.1 million for its first two years; additional funding at the same level is expected for the following three years. The grant is part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or HEAL Initiative, which aims to accelerate the pace of scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. Read more.
