Resources for researchers

The following information includes links to data sources, funding opportunities, reports, and recent discoveries, and other resources for researchers studying the addictions/opioid crisis.

Data sources

• Indiana Addiction Data Commons
• State of Indiana GIS data on the opioid crisis
• Drug overdose statistics and data from State of Indiana
• Data USA
• Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS) System

Funding opportunities

• National Institutes of Health Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative--funding opportunities and lists of newly funded research projects

Reports on the nationwide addiction crisis

• Aspen Institute: Confronting Our Nation's Opioid Crisis
• The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
• Our Vision and Direction - Addiction Policy Forum

Reports on the addiction crisis in Indiana

• Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose-Related Legislation in the 2019 Indiana Legislative Session 
• Innovations in Opioid Law and Policy Interventions Workshop
• Legal and Policy Best Practices in Response to the Substance Abuse Crisis – Indiana University
• A Strategic Approach to Addressing Substance Abuse in Indiana
• Indiana’s Integrated Response to the Opioid Epidemic (2017)
• Indiana Blueprint: Implementing a Comprehensive Response to Addiction – Addiction Policy Forum