Working Group: Opioid Epidemic

The primary goal of the Opioid Epidemic Working Group is to identify sustainable, humane, and effective solutions to the opioid epidemic by bringing together substance use disorder researchers from various disciplines across Penn to foster dialogue and advance evidence-based approaches to address the opioid crisis. The working group aims to:

• Grow the external profile of Penn as a home of expertise on issues related to opioid use, opioid stewardship, and the opioid epidemic;
• Advance opportunities and resources for cross-disciplinary research;
• Facilitate collaboration;
• Develop recommendations to inform ongoing debates and emerging policies regarding the opioid epidemic;
• Form collaborations with external partners and stakeholders to design innovative studies and impact evidence-based policy.

• Funding opportunities: Join our email list to receive alerts regarding funding opportunities that focus on opioid use, opioid stewardship, or the opioid epidemic. Sign up here.
• Advise on proposal and manuscript development: At least quarterly, and more often as warranted, the group holds work-in-progress meetings to review and discuss ongoing projects or new proposals. We can provide individualized study design support upon request and as time permits. To receive updates on the next meeting, sign up here.
• Connect you with stakeholders or expert investigators: We can provide individualized support to your proposals, such as identifying stakeholder advisors for your project or helping you form collaborations with organizations that work to address the opioid crisis. To learn more, please complete this form.
• Training and Fellowship Opportunities:
  • Collaborative writing opportunities. For example, see our policy brief, “Ending the Opioid and Overdose Crisis: Four Federal Policy Recommendations”
  • Data resources.

Working group membership is open to all members of the Penn and CHOP communities, and others by permission. Sign up here.