Feb 13, 2019 | Recent News
Researchers measured pain’s impact on normal work activities, people’s health issues, and health care use. Read More.
Feb 12, 2019 | Recent News
A novel compound represents a potential advance toward the goal of nonaddicting analgesics that are at least as effective as opioids but without typical opioid liabilities. The new compound, called AT-121, may also have potential as a treatment alternative for opioid...
Feb 5, 2019 | Recent News
Gov. Walz said he was frustrated during the last legislative session because there was talk, but no movement to address the epidemic. He wants to not only create stricter guidelines to reduce unnecessary prescriptions being filled, but also address price increases for...
Feb 4, 2019 | Recent News
Reducing prescription opioid misuse will only moderately lower the number of opioid overdose deaths over the next few years, a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. Read More.
Feb 2, 2019 | Recent News
Minnesota lawmakers, including two whose children died because of drug addictions, are proposing dramatically increased fees on drug companies to fund opioid addiction prevention and treatment efforts. Read More.