"Cure Addiction Now has proven immediately effective for advancing progress in the pursuit of improving the lives of people with substance use disorders. By bringing together those with expertise from bench-to-bedside, Cure Addiction Now expedites translational science and conversations among creative and collaborative researchers that share the common goal of developing innovative addiction treatments. This center facilitated by Cure Addiction Now is bounded by neither institutional walls nor geographic barriers and is a knowledge supercollider poised to accelerate key new discoveries into the clinical setting on the timeline of now."

"Cure Addiction Now (CAN) is an impactful and unique organization that is breaking down barriers in the pursuit of new treatments for substance use disorders. Specifically, CAN is filling a critical need to fund research and bring together top scientists in the field to promote rapid translation of new medications that can positively impact the lives of patients with substance use disorders, thereby promoting global health. This is truly a wonderful organization, and I am excited to see how it will continue to transform the lives of patients."

"Cure Addiction Now has made a major impact on our collaborative research efforts to understand addiction and substance use disorders, finding practical near-term solutions while also developing promising new therapies through bench science. The combination of immediate practical studies with opportunities for high-risk, high-reward projects has the potential to make an impact in the clinic today—a truly special feature of this foundation. I am inspired to work alongside such a talented group of scientists from diverse perspectives and leading universities, all focused on solving our opioid addiction crisis here in the USA. Cure Addiction Now is at the cutting edge, unifying bench discoveries with clinical research to bring new treatments to the public."

"By focusing on the most high-risk/high-return research at the earliest stages, when it is most difficult to obtain federal funding, the Cure Addiction Now (CAN) Foundation is having a profoundly positive impact on our understanding of substance use disorders (SUDs). CAN’s efforts are likely to catalyze the development of entirely new classes of new treatment for SUDs."

"Cure Addiction Now fills an important gap by supporting high risk/high reward research projects that might not be possible by way of conventional funding mechanisms. Organizations like CAN are critical for expediting innovative and creative research that will help move the field forward."

"CAN is a unique consortium that is bringing together some of the best labs in the country to work together to conquer addiction. The CAN labs, by utilizing multidisciplinary approaches in a highly coordinated manner, promise to bring new treatments for drug addiction to the clinic as quickly as possible."

"Cure Addiction Now fills a gaping void in the battle against addiction. By helping translate brilliant scientific insights into tomorrow's medicines, CAN will transform not only patients' lives but society's attitude towards the brain disease of addiction. CAN will change the world - I have every confidence."

"Understanding the role genetics plays in drug addiction gives us new therapeutic targets. If we identify a gene that increases the risk of opioid addiction when taking pain medication, we can focus on that gene and the protein it produces. This can help us either prevent addiction or develop targeted therapies. For example, the brain's safety mechanism that tells you to stop harmful behavior deteriorates over time, but our research aims to regenerate those neural circuits."