Title:
Save Ourselves: Drug Checking as a Tool for Empowerment
Speakers
Yarelix Estrada, MSPH; Nabarun Dasgupta, Ph.D., Aaron Ferguson, and Clarie Zagorski, MSc, LP.
Summary
Street drugs in the US have recently become treacherous and unpredictable. What if we could prevent harm and save lives by better understanding what’s actually in the drug supply? When a community in Texas started experiencing overdoses, they designed a study to save themselves. By using a new mail-in drug analysis service provided by the University of North Carolina, they are gaining new insights into unregulated drugs and crafting tailored harm prevention messages. This seminar focused on new insights that are possible when research is collaboratively developed with and centered on the needs of community members.
