The opioid epidemic in the USA claimed over half a million people over the years having a devastating impact on individuals and their families. Not many people know that Candace Pert (1946-2013) played a key role in discovering the opioid receptor in 1972 while a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University. A part of the “War on Drugs” campaign, her graduate research at Solomon Snyder laboratory aimed to understand the biological aspects of addiction so that it can be treated medically. ...
