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Can mindfulness reduce opioid dependence?

Research Spotlight

Emma Rose, assistant research professor with Penn State's Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, is leading a study that adds twice-weekly, mindfulness-based yoga to treatment plans for patients with opioid-use disorders in rural Pennsylvania, with the goal of helping them stay sober and in recovery.