Dr. Mark Greenwald, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, School of Medicine, recently received two research grants from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Drug Abuse totaling $1,793,262. His first project, "Pharmacological Studies of Opioid Dependence in Humans," aims to study the clinical efficacy of the drugs buprenorphine and methadone, and their relation to brain activity, on treating heroin dependence. In addition, his second project, "Biobehavioral Studies of Opioid Drug-Seeking Behavior" focuses on the environmental (i.e. non-medication) factors that cause heroin addiction.

Dr. Greenwald, a resident of Canton, Michigan, received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Co-investigators on this project include Dr. Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Dr. John Hopper, and Dr. Leslie Lundahl, all from WSU's School of Medicine.

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