David Seminowicz, PhD is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry’s (UMSOD) Department of Neural and Pain Sciences. He was recently awarded a grant of $1.4 million as part of the HEAL initiative (Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative). The main goal of this professor is to identify individuals who are at more of a risk of having higher pain levels. Once he is able to identify these individuals, more precautions can be taken earlier rather than later giving the patients opioids in order to decrease their pain levels.This grant will allow him to conduct a study in order to achieve this goal. This can be an example of the social aspect of pain because it involves the collaboration of initiatives and researchers to decrease opioid addictions within individuals, and end the epidemic altogether.

Source: https://www.dental.umaryland.edu/about/news/september-2019/neural-and-pain-sciences-professor-receives-14-million-nih-heal-initiative-gra.php

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