Program objective

The goal of the Drug Data Research Center (DDRC) to Combat the Opioid Crisis program is to promote the research, collection, analysis, and dissemination of overdose-related information to reduce fatal and nonfatal overdoses, promote public safety, and support prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services, creating a network of regional drug data research centers that serves as a model for other regions in the United States. The DDRC to Combat the Opioid Crisis are as follows: 1. Expansion of a statewide central data repository into a regional hub for drug data, collection, analysis and dissemination, serving as a national model. 2. Conduct research to combat opioid abuse. 3. Support efforts to expand the collection, sharing and use of data to combat opioid misuse and prevent overdoses. Performance Measure 1: Number of publicly available research products and data reports using drug data; and, Performance Measure 2: Number of states contributing core data to the regional central hub (future measure)