Primary Recipient

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$667,405.00

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

Opioids such as morphine are the most powerful treatment for pain. Unfortunately, the analgesic effects of morphine decrease with repeated administration because of tolerance. Many mechanisms have been proposed to underlie the development of tolerance. Re