opioids

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Researchers receive nearly $5 million NIH grant to help curb opioid cravings

Diana Fishbein

Professor to moderate congressional briefing on opioid dependence, addiction

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Penn State helps tackle opioid epidemic through consortium, public media project

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St. Joseph Women's Services promotes addiction screenings for pregnant mothers

Opioid Deaths

Researchers estimate societal costs of the opioid epidemic

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Penn State Lehigh Valley students conduct award-winning research

Jennifer Murphy

Criminal justice professor presents research on police views of addiction

Path to Painkiller Misuse

For many, friends and family, not doctors, serve as a gateway to opioid misuse

First responders lift and overdose victim into the back of an ambulance

Collaboration brings 'Opioids: The Crisis Next Door' conference to Schuylkill

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Highmark Health, Penn State Health combat opioid crisis in central PA

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Opioid-exposed newborns may react to pain differently after birth

Penn State Berks event will inform community leaders about opioid crisis

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The Medical Minute: The importance of safely disposing of opioids

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Opioid epidemic may have cost U.S. governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue

Joelle Anderson

Share Your Opioid Story: A Community Conversation at Abington

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