Using data to implement pragmatic, action-oriented projects that reduce overdoses and improve opioid use disorder treatment and pain management.

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Using data to implement pragmatic, action-oriented projects that reduce overdoses and improve opioid use disorder treatment and pain management.

Newsworthy Features

Dr. Ginnie Sawyer-Morris receives a NIDA Diversity Supplement Award for RASC!

To effectively tackle disparities in addiction pain research, it’s crucial to understand the factors that influence equitable implementation for diverse populations. Her project aims to create a taxonomy that maps, describes, and validates themes in addiction and pain implementation research.

NEW! Implementation Guides and Measures

The Center for Dissemination & Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS) and the Research Adoption Support Center (RASC) recently developed a set of implementation guides and measures to support researchers and anyone seeking to evaluate or implement a health care innovation.

The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®, Data2Action Program (HD2A) supports Innovation and Acceleration Projects that make data more real-time and useful to accelerate the implementation of evidence-based interventions for opioid use disorder and pain management. HD2A supports efforts across the four pillars of the HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy: Primary Prevention, Harm Reduction, Evidence-Based Treatment, and Recovery Support.

Three centers provide scientific guidance and collaborative support to the HD2A program:

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Research Adoption Support Center (RASC)

The RASC enhances the dissemination and implementation (D&I) research capability of the HD2A Innovation and Acceleration Projects and leverages this work to enhance the “implementability” of evidence-based practices beyond HD2A.

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Modeling and Economic Resource Center (MERC)

The MERC provides consultation to the HD2A Innovation and Acceleration Projects about meta-modeling methods and cost analysis to facilitate the estimation of intervention effectiveness and impact.

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Data Infrastructure Support Center (DISC)

The DISC assists HD2A Innovation and Acceleration Projects with data support, tools, coordination, training, and modernization.

Innovation and Acceleration Projects