Oregon researcher gets federal funding to fight fentanyl overdose
It’s an honor to work with CODA so closely, and see the development of it’s efforts. Be sure to check the video out on the link at the bottom!
PORTLAND, Ore. — It's a lofty goal for Dr. Phillip Randy Torralva but a new hurdle has been cleared for the local researcher to further his fight against fentanyl overdose.
CODA has announced that Dr. Torralva, the center's Associate Director of Research, Anesthesiologist, and Addictionologist, was recently awarded funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for his project, “Drug Discovery for Fentanyl-Induced Respiratory Effects Syndrome," to create a medication to counteract fentanyl’s fatal effects.
“I really want to make sure that these drugs are readily available to anyone that needs them. And I want these drugs to be the aspirin and the ipecac syrup of the 21st century," Dr. Torralva told KATU News.
Dr. Torralva has been working with Dr. Aaron Janowsky at the Portland VA on recent publications explicating the mechanisms of fentanyl that lead to an often-fatal respiratory failure known as wooden chest syndrome.
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By Evan Schreiber
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