Social intervention for overdose prevention and education

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study tests a social intervention aimed at preventing drug overdoses by training both people who use opioids and their non-using network members. The intervention includes three sessions for opioid users to become peer educators and one session for non-using network members to learn about overdose response. The goal is to enhance the ability of social networks to respond to overdoses and foster discussions about overdose prevention. The study builds on previous findings that peer education can be effective in overdose prevention efforts.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* self-reported illicit opioid use at least 2 times in the past two weeks;
* age 18 and older;
* living in the Baltimore metropolitan region;
* willing to engage in peer education; and
* having and willing to recruit at least one non-using network member.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants without the cognitive ability to provide informed consent and have the physical ability to participate in in-person intervention sessions.

Where it's running

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Carl Latkin, PhD — Johns Hopkins University
• Study coordinator: Carl Latkin, PhD
• Email: carl.latkin@jhu.edu
• Phone: (410)955-3972

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.