Helping communities prevent overdose deaths from opioids and stimulants
C-DIAS RP 1: A community-driven modeling approach for identifying and implementing evidence-based interventions and implementation strategies to reduce overdose deaths.
This project aims to create a smart system that helps local communities choose the best ways to prevent overdose deaths from opioids and stimulants.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Stanford University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Stanford, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11094751 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many people are still dying from opioid and stimulant overdoses, even though effective treatments are available. This project is building a special decision-making tool to help counties figure out the most effective ways to use their resources to save lives. It works by combining insights from local communities, various types of data, and a computer model to predict how different strategies might work. This helps ensure that the chosen solutions are tailored to each community's unique needs and can adapt to changing situations.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project is not directly recruiting individual patients but aims to benefit individuals and communities affected by opioid and stimulant overdose by improving public health interventions.
Not a fit: Patients not affected by opioid or stimulant overdose would not directly benefit from this specific intervention strategy.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this project could provide communities with a powerful tool to make better decisions, leading to a significant reduction in overdose deaths.
How similar studies have performed: This project proposes a novel model-driven decision support system that extends current data-driven approaches by predicting the impact of various strategies.
Where this research is happening
Stanford, United States
- Stanford University — Stanford, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Brown, C. Hendricks — Stanford University
- Study coordinator: Brown, C. Hendricks
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.