# Science News » NIH Directors Address Chronic Pain and Opioid Crisis at Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting

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[https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/nih-directors-address-chronic-pain-and-opioid-crisis-at-annual-society-for-neuroscience-meeting.shtml?utm\_source=rss\_readers&utm\_medium=rss&utm\_campaign=rss\_summary](https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2018/nih-directors-address-chronic-pain-and-opioid-crisis-at-annual-society-for-neuroscience-meeting.shtml?utm_source=rss_readers&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_summary)  
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at a press conference at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual Meeting, National Institutes of Health directors will discuss how NIH is marshalling resources, primarily through the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative, to come up with short- and long-term solutions for countering the pain and opioid crisis.