JCOIN Research

Because substance use research spans multiple disciplines and has far-reaching needs within U.S. public health systems, it is crucial to share knowledge gained within cutting-edge research quickly and effectively. To address this, the MAARC’s Geospatial Data Core proposes to build a community of practice focused on the geospatial data science aspects of knowledge-generation in substance…

MAARC’s Survey Research Core, led by NORC, will conduct a national survey of substance use services in jails to examine uptake of evidence-informed SUD treatments in correctional settings. This project builds on the JCOIN 1.0 national jail survey (Protocol Number 028). It will assess the extent to which jails are using evidence-informed treatments to address…

This project aims to determine whether Medicaid SUD and Reentry waiver programs increase access to SUD treatments, including MOUDs, and reduce overdose mortality. The goal is to move beyond simplistic dichotomous measures of waiver programs (waiver/non-waiver states), to a more robust multifaceted measure of key waiver policies, e.g., eligibility, benefits, delivery model reforms. Such a…

MAARC’s Survey Research Core, under the direction of NORC at the University of Chicago, will conduct a national survey using a nationally representative panel (AmeriSpeak) to assess public opinion on policies and practices related to SUDs, overdose, and criminal-legal involvement (CLI) across time, geographic areas, and subpopulations. Our target sample size will be 6,825 completed…

MAARC’s Survey Research Core, under the direction of NORC at the University of Chicago, seeks to track dynamic changes in public opinion related to substance use disorders (SUDs), criminal legal involvement (CLI), stigma towards SUDs and CLI, and related public health opportunities and challenges. Public opinion surveys offer a critical avenue for tracking the pervasive…

This project will update current and define new community indicators for the publicly-available Opioid Environment Policy Scan (OEPS) Data Warehouse, a JCOIN-funded open data warehouse that explores the multi-dimensional risk environment impacting opioid use and health outcomes across the U.S. OEPS incorporates over 100 variables at census tract, zip, county, and state scales, and has…

This activity involves a realist literature review with community engagement to refine indicators of community-level barriers to accessing SUD treatment and overdose prevention services and associated downstream infection (e.g., HIV/HCV) risk, with a focus on emerging intervention strategies like telehealth, mobile units, and remote distribution sites (e.g. lockboxes, mail). This effort is designed to identify…

Clinical trials form the bedrock of evidence-based healthcare interventions. However, they come with associated time, cost and logistical burdens. Simulation-based approaches can complement or extend clinical trial investigations by providing the ability to run synthetic analogues of clinical trials that would not be practical (or ethical) to conduct in the real world. This project will…

There are few applied models for understanding large-scale spread and scale-up of evidence-based interventions. This project will create and test such a model in partnership with CTC’s ongoing activities to translate scientific findings into practical solutions for criminal legal populations. Forty-eight interviews will be conducted with a combination of JCOIN 1.0 researchers and other HEAL-funded…