Safety and support for people who use drugs in high-overdose neighborhoods
Integrated Safety Optimization Services for People Who Use Drugs In Targeted Areas Of High Overdose Rates
This project offers mobile, personalized safety and support services to people who use drugs in neighborhoods with high overdose rates to help them access care and reduce harms.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | New York University School of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11364670 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
As someone living in a high-overdose area, this program brings mobile, flexible safety services directly to you and others who use drugs. A community health representative will talk with you about eight areas of vulnerability—emotional, physical, spiritual, social, intellectual, occupational, environmental, and financial—and help connect you to local services. The team works with community partners in hotspot cities like New York City and New Haven and follows whether people get linked to treatment such as medications for addiction. The aim is to increase access, improve retention in care, and reduce overdoses and other drug-related harms.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are adults who use drugs and live in designated high-overdose 'hotspot' neighborhoods, especially those not currently engaged in addiction treatment.
Not a fit: People who live outside the targeted hotspot areas or who are already stably engaged in evidence-based treatment may not directly benefit from this specific program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, it could help more people in high-risk neighborhoods get treatment, stay in care, and experience fewer overdoses and related harms.
How similar studies have performed: Community-based linkage and harm-reduction programs have shown benefits in engaging people and reducing harms, but combining an eight-domain vulnerability screen with mobile services in overdose hotspots is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- New York University School of Medicine — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Jordan, Ayana — New York University School of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Jordan, Ayana
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.