ResearchProjects

Examination of Opioid Overdose Prevention Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (Supplement to CDUHR)
Project dates: February 2019 - January 2022
Principal Investigator: McKnight, Courtney
Co-Investigator: Des Jarlais, Don
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This study examined the relationship of consistent use of overdose prevention strategies with the number of overdoses and exposure to fentanyl. It also explored factors that facilitate or impede the use of overdose prevention strategies among people who use drugs.