Throughout his career spent studying opioids, Todd Vanderah, PhD, has been determined to find a way to manage pain without increasing the risk of addiction.

John Streicher, PhD, takes a closer look at cannabis terpenes. These aromatic compounds may be a novel way to treat chronic pain without negative side effects.

Researchers in the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction are seeking new therapies for migraine in an unlikely place – the endogenous cannabinoid system.

A new paraprofessional program trains people to become family support specialists and help address the needs of loved ones with substance use disorders.

A $6.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help build the Center of Excellence for Addiction Studies to advance addiction research.

Most people pursue hobbies such as golf, music or art. College of Medicine – Tucson professor Todd Vanderah, PhD, constructs custom homes.

Researchers in the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction study hormones to understand why women experience pain and addiction differently from men.

Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD, discusses what we know about headaches, including how fluctuations in hormones can affect migraine headaches, from puberty to later in life.

CBD has been hailed as a beneficial therapy for everything from anxiety to inflammation and pain, though none of these claims have been verified by science.

Members of the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction are optimistic about the potential of cannabis as a viable non-opioid alternative to treat pain.