Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, is an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. Almost every NIH Institute and Center is accelerating research to address this public health emergency from all angles. The initiative is funding hundreds of projects nationwide. Researchers are taking a variety of approaches to tackle the opioid epidemic through: (1)Understanding, managing, and treating pain and (2)
Improving treatment for opioid misuse and addiction. The NIH HEAL Initiative forges collaborations among research programs across NIH, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the private sector. An executive committee of NIH leaders will coordinate NIH HEAL Initiative efforts to develop safe, non-addictive pain medications and other strategies for pain management. |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NCATS, NCCIH, NIA, NIAID, NIAAA, NIBIB, NIMH, NIDA, NICHD, OD, NINR, NHLBI, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, NIAMS, NIDDK |
HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity: |
AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, SAMHSA |
