Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Amount

$291,116.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Opioid abuse is a common problem in the United States. It is estimated that 2.4 million people in this country use heroin at some time in their lives. Addiction to heroin has several long-term consequences, including molecular changes in the brain, hepati