Advancing Therapeutic Development for Pain and Opioid Use Disorders Through Public-Private Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshop

by The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Sciences Policy, et al.

Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, costly, and disabling health conditions in the United States. Estimates show that more than 11 percent of the American population suffer from chronic pain, yet the federal pain research investment has been minimal. In parallel with a gradual increased recognition of the problems of treating chronic pain, the opioid epidemic has emerged as a growing public health emergency. The intersection of these two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309473993
• ISBN13: 9780309473996
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 106 Pages