opioid withdrawal

January 24, 2019

Researcher Asks Why Some Abandon Treatment for Prescription Opioid Addiction

Spencer Watson

Patricia Wright, Ph.D.

It would seem counterintuitive for a patient to undergo weeks of treatment, then at a critical moment abandon it and potentially succumb to disease. Yet, many people battling opioid addiction go through exactly that pattern of progress and relapse, oftentimes more than once. Patricia Wright, Ph.D., RN, an assistant professor and researcher in the UAMS…

November 27, 2018

UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries Highlights Collaboration, Variety of Approaches in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

Spencer Watson

UAMS researchers present their work investigating methods of combatting the opioid epidemic.

A variety of solutions with which to attack the ongoing national opioid epidemic took center stage at the 22nd Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held Nov. 14 in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

January 20, 2015

Research Aimed at Treating Opioid Withdrawal

Holland Doran

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are recruiting people for a study in hopes of finding a solution to the distressing withdrawals suffered by opioid addicts going through detoxification.