About | NCWR

BENCH TO BEDSIDE: WHO WE ARE

NCWR is committed to providing the answers to beat addiction, increasing access for those who need it and delivering hope to Oklahoma.

VISION and MISSION

Our vision is to eliminate addiction through research and excellence in patient care.

Our mission is to inspire hope and to develop innovative, science-driven treatment interventions to improve the lives of those afflicted by pain and substance use disorders.

Latest news

Posted 05/06/2022

New partnership set to transform pain and addiction research

Long before the first synthetic drug — chloral hydrate — was discovered in 1869, people treated vari...

Posted 04/29/2022

Transformative Addiction Research Partnership Announced Today Between Oklahoma State University and the University of Arizona

(TUCSON, Ariz., Friday, April 29) – Dr. Kayse Shrum, president of Oklahoma State University and Dr. ...

Posted 01/21/2022

Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents Approves Appointment of CEO for the National Center for Wellness and Recovery

Stillwater, Okla. (Jan. 21, 2022) – The Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents today approve...

Posted 11/03/2021

Free Virtual Addiction Support Program Helps Families Navigate the Holiday Season

Tulsa, Okla. (Nov. 3, 2021) — While the holiday season brings joy and togetherness for many, those s...

Posted 10/11/2021

NCWR Receives Landmark Grant for Phase II HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study

TULSA, Okla. (Oct. 11, 2021) — Oklahoma State University and the National Center for Wellness and Re...

Posted 10/05/2021

The National Center for Addiction Studies and Treatment Foundation’s Board of Trustees Adopts Operating and Investment Policies

Tulsa, Okla. (October 5, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the National Center for Addiction Studies ...

Posted 09/01/2021

Virtual Conference Provides Addiction Answers for Providers in Oklahoma and Beyond

Tulsa, Okla. (Sept. 1, 2021) — This year’s National Center for Wellness & Recovery Addiction Medicin...

Posted 07/14/2021

OSU Medicine celebrates opening of Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience

Tulsa, Okla. (July 14, 2021) — OSU Center for Health Sciences and the National Center for Wellness a...

Posted 11/30/2020

ECO Partnership with NCWR Provides Hope to Rural Communities

Tulsa, Okla. (Nov. 30, 2020) — “Everyone knows everyone in a small town and patients are uncomfortab...

Posted 10/26/2020

Hardesty Family Foundation donates $2 million to OSU for creation of new research center in Tulsa

Tulsa, Okla. (Oct. 26, 2020) — With a $2 million gift, The Hardesty Family Foundation has made a com...

Posted 09/09/2020

Molecular Research the Foundation of New Non-Addictive Pain Treatments

Tulsa, Okla. (Sept. 22, 2020) — Through molecular research, scientists at the National Center for We...

Posted 05/06/2022

New partnership set to transform pain and addiction research

Long before the first synthetic drug — chloral hydrate — was discovered in 1869, people treated vari...

Posted 04/29/2022

Transformative Addiction Research Partnership Announced Today Between Oklahoma State University and the University of Arizona

(TUCSON, Ariz., Friday, April 29) – Dr. Kayse Shrum, president of Oklahoma State University and Dr. ...

Posted 01/21/2022

Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents Approves Appointment of CEO for the National Center for Wellness and Recovery

Stillwater, Okla. (Jan. 21, 2022) – The Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents today approve...

Posted 11/03/2021

Free Virtual Addiction Support Program Helps Families Navigate the Holiday Season

Tulsa, Okla. (Nov. 3, 2021) — While the holiday season brings joy and togetherness for many, those s...

Posted 10/11/2021

NCWR Receives Landmark Grant for Phase II HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study

TULSA, Okla. (Oct. 11, 2021) — Oklahoma State University and the National Center for Wellness and Re...

Posted 10/05/2021

The National Center for Addiction Studies and Treatment Foundation’s Board of Trustees Adopts Operating and Investment Policies

Tulsa, Okla. (October 5, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the National Center for Addiction Studies ...

Posted 09/01/2021

Virtual Conference Provides Addiction Answers for Providers in Oklahoma and Beyond

Tulsa, Okla. (Sept. 1, 2021) — This year’s National Center for Wellness & Recovery Addiction Medicin...

Posted 07/14/2021

OSU Medicine celebrates opening of Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience

Tulsa, Okla. (July 14, 2021) — OSU Center for Health Sciences and the National Center for Wellness a...

Posted 11/30/2020

ECO Partnership with NCWR Provides Hope to Rural Communities

Tulsa, Okla. (Nov. 30, 2020) — “Everyone knows everyone in a small town and patients are uncomfortab...

Posted 10/26/2020

Hardesty Family Foundation donates $2 million to OSU for creation of new research center in Tulsa

Tulsa, Okla. (Oct. 26, 2020) — With a $2 million gift, The Hardesty Family Foundation has made a com...

Posted 09/09/2020

Molecular Research the Foundation of New Non-Addictive Pain Treatments

Tulsa, Okla. (Sept. 22, 2020) — Through molecular research, scientists at the National Center for We...

Donald J. Kyle, Ph.D. | CEO

Donald J. Kyle, Ph.D., currently serves as CEO at NCWR. He is also an adjunct professor, department of biomedical science at Oklahoma State University. With more than 100 patents and nearly 200 publications, Kyle brings tremendous biomedical insight to the field of addiction medicine. “There are neurological adaptations associated with chronic pain and addiction, and new treatment options are needed. I work in these fields because I want to advance our understanding of their complex relationship,” Kyle explains.