Tackling the Ohio opioid crisis: Harnessing the power of science to break the cycle.

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The Ohio Valley Node hosted CTN Director Dr. Betty Tai and NIDA senior advisor Geoffrey Laredo on November 27-28 to visit OVN offices and associated treatment programs at the University of Cincinnati. The visit included a public symposium on Tackling the Ohio Opioid Crisis: Harnessing the Power of Science to Break the Cycle, for which Dr. Tai presented the keynote address “Collision Of PAIN & OPIOID Epidemics: Challenges & Solutions.”

Over 400 attendees received information on efforts by local legislative bodies, state-level policy makers, academic health systems, providers, and researchers to more effectively address the current opioid crisis in Ohio in the OVN!