Pain Interest Group
The Pain Interest Group is a focus of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's
pain research program. NIDA has a long-lasting commitment to pain research.
This interest is largely the result of the physical dependence liability
of narcotic analgesics. To reduce 'narcotic dependence' is a mission of
the Institute. Also, many abused drugs have either analgesic properties
(e.g. opioids, cannabis) or are effective adjunctive agents in potentiating
narcotics (amphetamines). Understanding how to better treat pain with less
chance of addiction or other ill effects of treatment has become an important
goal of NIDA.
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