The Relationship Between Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Opioid Use Disorder

Health

Dr. Ryan Logan from the University of Massachusetts talks about his research in both humans and animal models that investigates how disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms contributes to vulnerability to opioid use disorder.

This research may help in the development of new treatment approaches.

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