New Maps From LDI Researchers Show Progress in Locating Programs Where the Need Is Greatest
In New York City, opioid overdose deaths continue in record numbers, and anyone can receive the free reversal drug naloxone from an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program (OOPP) or even a vending machine. You’ll see ads on subway cars, poles, and billboards with sayings like, “I Saved My Best Friend’s Life.”
But while OOPPs represent a prime tool for easing the overdose epidemic, are they in the right places? Are they where the need is greatest?
LDI Senior Fellows Elizabeth Nesoff and Zachary Meisel set out to answer that question by mapping the locations of overdose deaths and comparing them to the addresses of prevention programs in New York City in 2018 and again in 2020.
Tags: Addiction Services Harm Reduction Naloxone Opioid Epidemic Overdose Programs
