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The Opioid Epidemic Has Boosted the Number of Organs Available for Transplant

May 16, 2018

The researchers examined 17 years of transplantation records and found no significant change in the recipients’ chance of survival when the organ donation came from victims of drug intoxication. The study publishes online on May 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In Search Of: Researchers Explore the Ocean for Alternatives to Opioids

November 27, 2017

University of Utah Health Receives Nearly $10 Million to Identify Natural, Non-opioid Compounds to Manage Pain.

An Alternative to Opioids? Compound from Marine Snail Is a Potent Pain Reliever

February 20, 2017

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids. Research in rodents indicates that the benefits continue long after the compound have cleared the body.