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.

Reading and Resources from NIJ

• Identifying New Illicit Drugs and Sounding the Alarm in Real Time | NIJ Journal
• Meeting the Evolving Challenges of Fentanyl and Other Emerging Drugs of Abuse: Innovative Strategies for Improving Analysis | Article

Other Resources

• NPS Discovery
• Opioid Homepage, VA Department of Health
• Opioid Dashboard, VA Department of Health
• Opioid-related Fatal Overdoses, District of Columbia
• Long. Live. DC. Campaign