学院获奖励$2.700万美元用于对抗阿片类药物
A 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 faculty member was instrumental in securing three grants totaling more than $2.7 million to combat the opioid epidemic in 宾西法尼亚 and nationwide.
格伦多, assistant professor of criminal justice and an expert on the illicit use of opioids, said the grants enhance opportunities to fight opioids through supply side data-based interventions and increased connection with prevention strategies.
“We are continuing to expand our efforts to address the opioid epidemic, and through these grants we will be working collaboratively with colleagues across campuses, 大学, 和学科, 和社区伙伴一起, 来处理这个严肃的问题,斯特纳说.
“We have an incredible group of people dedicated to making impact in our communities through these funded projects.”
Sterner is the principal investigator on the first grant, 哪个是683美元,000 by the federal Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance. Sterner will partner with the 宾西法尼亚 State Police to use data to identify and disrupt the opioid networks in several 宾西法尼亚 counties including Adams, 坎伯兰, 多芬, 富兰克林和佩里, and encompassing sections of three major interstates (I-83, I-81和I-76), which are known drug-trafficking corridors.
它将同步创新, technology-driven enforcement strategies, which leverage information received through community input. There are several components to the program, including targeted enforcement and public outreach. The state will collaborate with research partners at Penn State, who will evaluate the program’s effectiveness utilizing measurable performance metrics.
格伦多, assistant professor of criminal justice, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校.
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第二笔补助金, funded by the National Institute of Justice, 提供725美元,000 to a team coordinated by Iowa State University that includes Sterner and an additional $220,直接给斯特纳. It focuses on building intelligence networks to combat the opioid crisis in rural communities across the nation.
“We are working across multiple locations in Iowa, 密苏里州和宾夕法尼亚州, 等, to assist rural counties so they can address these issues,斯特纳说. “We are teaming with local police in our rural communities to increase the capacity for intelligence-based intervention to address drug distribution. This could be replicated in other places.”
第三笔拨款将近1美元.1 million is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 授予, for which Sterner is part of the team, connects supply interruption and prevention to address opioid misuse in 宾西法尼亚.
“We are developing the infrastructure to coordinate supply-based interventions and prevention-based initiatives in communities for K-12 students and their families,斯特纳说. “It’s a way for us to tackle both supply and demand for illicit substances in our communities.”
Sterner sits on the Opioid Overdose Task Force for the state of 宾西法尼亚. He also is a founding member of the Penn State Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse advisory board and an affiliated faculty of Penn State’s Criminal Justice 研究 Center. Sterner is the founder of the Share Your Opioid Story initiative.
