The Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction is an innovative, diverse team of experts reimagining and transforming health care for pain and addiction. We advance science to provide students, educators, professionals, leaders and communities with evidence-based insights, therapies and resources. Together, we empower those of us affected by pain and addiction to thrive. In Arizona, opioid overdose deaths reached a high of 1,982 in 2020, a 45% increase from 2019. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. reached their highest point ever recorded last year, with more than 100,000 deaths over 12 months. At the same time, chronic pain is the No. 1 cause of disability in the U.S., and according to the American Chronic Pain Association, 1 in 6 people Read more