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Project Number: | I21RX003198-01 |
| Title: | Effects of Long-Term Morphine Treatment on Opioid Receptor Signaling and Inflammation in the Chronic Post-TBI Period |
| Principal Investigator: | Kelly E Bosse |
| Location: | Allen Park, MI |
| Congressional District Code: | 13 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2019 - June 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $74,972 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$199,885 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Increasing awareness has been placed in understanding the issues related to rehabilitation of the estimated 330,000 service personnel diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, who suffer from physical, cognitive, emotional dysfunction and recurrent pain. Specifically, opioid misuse is a growing epidemic nationwide, and recent evidence indicates that Veterans who sustain moderate/severe TBI are more likely to receive lon... |