Drug overdose
New Screening Method to Detect Drugs and Poisons Postmortem
Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies to Reduce Overdose Risk during Reentry
Development of Portable Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Nanosensors for Ultrasensitive Characterization of Drugs in Human Biofluids
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative Webinar: Public Health and Safety Partnership to Prevent and Treat Overdose
Aptamer-Based Fentanyl Detection in Biological Fluids
The Need to Rethink Harm Reduction for People Using Drugs Alone to Reduce Overdose Fatalities
A Data-Informed Response to Emerging Drugs
The emerging drug crisis in the U.S. touches both criminal justice and public health, and experts from both fields came together at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to discuss strategies and tools to fight this problem. Dr. Frances Scott, NIJ scientist and program manager, continues the conference discussion with two fellow panelists: Ciena Bayard, the Method Development and Validation Program Manager for D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Haley Greene, the Deputy Epidemiologist for the Central Region for the Virginia Department of Health. Read the transcript.