Research Project
Reducing Overdose and Substance Use-related Stigma on Chicago’s West Side by Training Non-substance-using Friends and Family Members of People who Use Opioids to Be Harm Reduction Champions
Increasing social support to reduce overdose rates
- Principal Investigator
- Williams, Leslie D.
- Research Area(s)
- Community Engagement
- Health Promotion
- Substance Use and Overdose Prevention
- Funding Source
- CDC R01CE003666
Abstract
This study will test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a novel peer harm reduction champion intervention to reduce overdose risk among older Black adults who use opioids. This intervention is designed to both improve access to harm reduction tools and services and to reduce stigma and increase social support. If successful, this intervention will significantly reduce opioid overdose rates among a marginalized population at high risk of overdose. View project details here.