Nonfatal Overdoses in Emergency Departments: Bridging Patient Characteristics, Biospecimen Toxicology, and Drug Supply Composition

This research project aims to build local and national drug consumption surveillance, identify gaps in existing drug testing protocols, facilitate information exchange across public health and public safety organizations, and help coordinate an informed response to address the drug crisis. The project will focus on nonfatal overdoses in emergency departments, bridging patient characteristics, biospecimen toxicology, and drug supply composition. • The project will help build local and national drug consumption surveillance • Identify gaps in existing drug testing protocols • Facilitate information exchange across public health and public safety organizations • Help coordinate an informed response to address the drug crisis