ETSU, Virginia Tech awarded $2.6 million for project

(Virginia Tech) People are seeking help for opioid-use disorder in ever-growing numbers, but only 10 percent of them stay in treatment for recovery. Those lagging recovery rates are a concern for scientists and communities fighting the opioid crisis in Appalachia. The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently awarded a $2.6 million grant to researchers at East Tennessee State University and Virginia Tech to develop studies on how best to provide peer support services for individuals being treate...