The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced a new set of research priorities around addiction and pain research in efforts to combat the nation’s opioid crisis.

The HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative was launched by the NIH with support from the president and the Department of Health and Human Services. Under this ambitious new research program, the NIH will invest resources to aid the discovery of scientific solutions for opioid addiction and pain management.