Targeting Co-occurring Disorders in the Community with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement
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Principal Investigator (PI) / Project Lead: |
GARLAND, ERIC |
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Funding Organization: |
Department of Defense (DOD), Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program |
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RFP / FOA Number: |
PR151790 |
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Award Number: |
W81XWH-16-1-0522 |
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Funding Period: |
8/15/2016 – 8/14/2023 |
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Total Funding: |
$3,434,996 |
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Project Status: |
Ended |
Project Description:
The co-occurrence of chronic pain, psychological distress, and misuse of prescription opioids undermines the mission of the U.S. Military and inflicts suffering upon Veterans and their families. Approximately one-half of Service members have chronic pain following deployment, and nearly one-fifth engage in opioid misusing behaviors like unauthorized dose escalation and use of opioids to self-medicate stress and anxiety. The state of Utah (where the proposed study will be conducted) has one of the highest incidences of nonmedical use of opioids in the United States and a rapidly increasing rate of prescription opioid-related deaths.