Conducting and Communicating Research on Overdose Prevention Centers in the US

In July of 2021, Governor Dan McKee signed a bill into law to allow Overdose Prevention Centers to open in Rhode Island. In this Drug Researchers' Roundtable, we hear from the Brown University researchers who will conduct the OPC evaluation for the Rhode Island site in 2025 & more about the opcinfo.org project they plan to launch next year.
Presenters:
Dr. Alexandra Collins, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Dr. Alexandria Macmadu, Brown University Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar
Abdullah Shihipar, Research Associate - Narrative Projects & Policy Impact Lead People, Place & Health Collective Brown University School of Public Health
Recording date: October 12, 2023
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