NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative (HEAL)

The NIH HEAL Initiative® was launched in April 2018 to accelerate scientific solutions to address the national overdose crisis, including opioid and stimulant use disorders as well as pain. HEAL research addresses urgent unmet needs across the lifespan – from infancy to adulthood. It encompasses prevention, treatment, and recovery support approaches for people at risk for or with substance use disorder, as well as prevention and management of pain, with the goal of developing evidence-based strategies capable of providing rapid and lasting solutions to the opioid crisis.