Who is tackling America’s opioid addiction crisis?
Orange is the Answer.
Oklahoma State University is on a mission to improve the lives of those affected by pain and substance use disorders through treatment, education, research and policy. The opioid crisis has ravaged rural America and its devastating effects are still being measured. In 1990, about 10,000 people died from overdose deaths in the United States; by April 2021 that number was more than 100,000.
The OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, Oklahoma is treating opioid addiction while making research discoveries with the goal of improving health outcomes for those struggling with addiction.
With an endowment of $200 million, OSU founded the National Center for Wellness & Recovery to promote collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to prevention, care, training, research and public policy associated with the study, treatment and public understanding of pain, substance use and misuse. Last year, the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience opened a state-of-the-art facility for brain imaging studies and research initiatives, instrumental in several NCWR NIH-funded studies.
Through a national network of partnerships, NCWR promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to prevention, research and treatment and the public understanding of pain, and substance use and misuse. NCWR facilitates breakthrough research discoveries in pain and addiction that will have a lasting impact on health and wellness.
With this investment, OSU is perfectly positioned to manage and defeat addiction in our state and nation.
Learn more about the National Center for Welless and Recovery