Evaluation of a Community-Based Education, Navigation, and Support (CENS) Intervention to Reduce Opioid-Related Harms Among Military Veterans
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Project dates: September 2021 - July 2026
Principal Investigator: Bennett, AlexProject dates: September 2021 - July 2026
Principal Investigator: Elliott, Luther
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This culturally-tailored intervention study has the potential to markedly improve the standards of overdose and HIV/HCV prevention among at-risk veterans. Peer-led interventions for substance use disorders have proven effective at reaching stigmatized, at-risk populations, and this intervention contributes to the evidence base for remediating the health impacts of opioid use by advancing a tripartite (education, navigation, and support) protocol to reduce risks.
Abstract on NIH RePORTERRelated Publications
Martin SI, Bennett AS, Elliott L, Gorgens KA (2024). Overdose risk and brain injury (traumatic brain injury/acquired brain injury), a commentary
Substance Use and Misuse, 59 (11), 1656-1659. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2024.2359722.
Bennett AS, Guarino H, Britton PC, O'Brien-Mazza D, Cook SH, Taveras F, Cortez J, Elliott L (2022).
U.S. military veterans and the opioid overdose crisis: A review of risk factors and prevention efforts
Annals of Medicine, 54 (1), 1826-1838. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2092896. PMCID: PMC9262363.