The Opioid Crisis and the Future of Addiction and Pain Therapeutics.

Opioid misuse and addiction are a public health crisis resulting in debilitation, deaths, and significant social and economic impact. Curbing this crisis requires collaboration among academic, government, and industrial partners toward the development of effective nonaddictive pain medications, interventions for opioid overdose, and addiction treatments. A 2-day meeting, , was held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to address these concerns and to chart a collaborative path forward.