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Meet The Woman Leading Temple University's Center For Substance Abuse Research
The research is focused on shutting down the pathway that makes narcotics addictive, paving the way for the creation of a new kind of drug.
March 20, 2025
The substance abuse research team at Temple University is dedicated to combating the addiction epidemic by developing a new type of pain medication.
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Dr. Anjali Rajadhyaksha is the director of the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. It's a long title for a neuroscientist with a big mission of revolutionizing pain treatment.
"We found a molecule in the brain and pathways in the brain that are very specific for how opioids cause dependence or addiction," Rajadhyaksha said. "It's a complex disorder, and we really need to understand how these drugs actually affect the brain for us to be able to develop new treatments. So that's the primary focus of all the faculty at the center."
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