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UA Student Presents Research On Opioid Prevention In Washington, D.C.

Students at the University of Arizona are exploring solutions to address the nation’s growing opioid crisis, and they think they may have an answer — don’t prescribe them at all.

UA’s Lindsey Chew, who has been working in Dr. Rajesh Khanna’s laboratory for a few years, recently returned from Washington, D.C., where she shared the lab’s research with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.