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Geography of poly-substance drug mortality

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Disentangled Dynamic Heterogeneous Graph Learning for Opioid Overdose Prediction

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Developing a Portable and Fast Opioid Assessment Tool for Improved Field Decision-Making

15PNIJ-23-GG-04225-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$308,002

Meeting National Safety Council Recommendations: Accurate Rapid Tests and Laboratory Confirmation Procedures for Fentanyl and Prevalent Opioids in Oral Fluid

15PNIJ-23-GG-04233-RESS

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2023

$434,500

Building Drug Intelligence Networks to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities: A Collaborative Intelligence-Led Policing Strategy

Date Published

September 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Detection, chemical analysis, and pharmacological characterization of dipyanone and other new synthetic opioids related to prescription drugs

Journal

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Meeting People Where They Are to Improve Institutional Culture

August 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Incarcerated individuals deserve opportunities for healing and growth, but they often lack the necessary resources for such opportunities. Additionally, organizational cultures that don’t support these outcomes often stand in the way. Researchers and practitioners gathered at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to share ideas and projects that will increase opportunities for incarcerated populations around the country. This show continues their conversation. 

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Metabolic and toxicological considerations of the opioid replacement therapy and analgesic drugs: methadone and buprenorphine

Journal

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Opioid-stimulant trends in overdose toxicology by race, ethnicity, & gender: An analysis in Delaware, 2013-2019

Journal

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Data Science Approaches in Criminal Justice and Public Health Research: Lessons Learned From Opioid Projects

Journal

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensor for Rapid Opioid Detection in Seized Substances

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding Geographic and Neighborhood Variations in Overdose Death Rates

Journal

Journal of Community Health

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Revisiting Neighborhood Context and Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests Under the Opioid Epidemic

Journal

Race and Justice

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices: A Report to Congress

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Assessing the causes of racial disparities in drug courts: An intersectional approach to eliminating barriers to admittance

15PNIJ-21-GG-04708-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2021

$533,204

The Current Community Context of Overdose Deaths: Relations among Drug Types, Drug Markets, and Socioeconomic Neighborhood Characteristics

Journal

Sociological Forum

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored, NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Non-contact detection of fentanyl by a field-portable ion mobility spectrometer

Journal

Drug Testing and Analysis

Date Published

May 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Medical Examiner and Coroner Outsourcing Study: A Qualitative Study and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Quantitation of Fentanyl and Metabolites from Blow Fly Tissue and Development Effects of Fentanyl on Lucilia Sericata

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Thesis/Dissertation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Concentrations of Para-Fluorofuranylfentanyl in Paired Central and Peripheral Blood Collected during Postmortem Death Investigations

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

March 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods

November 2021

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime, particularly gun crime, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches.

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An independent evaluation of laboratory staffing needs: Launching the forensic laboratory workforce calculator

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Research (Applied/Empirical)

The hidden costs of the opioid crisis and the implications for financial management in the public sector

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The influence of chemical modifications on the fragmentation behavior of fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds in electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Journal

Drug Testing and Analysis

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The characterization of isobaric product ions of fentanyl using multi-stage mass spectrometry, high-resolution mass spectrometry and isotopic labeling

Journal

Drug Testing and Analysis

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)