# Feasibility and Acceptability of Technology-Assisted Overdose Response Interventions in Rhode Island

> **NIH NIH P20** · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · 2024 · $243,856

## Abstract

Drug overdoses remain an urgent public health issue in the U.S. Overdoses reached record levels 
resulting in over 100,000 lives lost between May 2020 to April 2021. Solitary drug use remains a 
significant overdose risk factor among people who use drugs. Technology-mediated interventions 
including wall-mounted button systems, wearable biosensors and mobile applications that assist 
communities to more quickly detect and respond to overdoses hold potential to reduce overdose 
burden. This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of technology-mediated overdose 
detection and response interventions in the community. Specific aims are: 1) To characterize the 
demographic and environmental characteristics of fatal and non-fatal solitary overdoses in Rhode 
Island using secondary data analysis; 2) To examine the acceptability of technology-assisted 
overdose interventions among service providers, program managers, business owners, PWUD, 
and family of PWUD through a community survey (N=200) in Rhode Island; 3) To explore the 
feasibility and acceptability of technology-assisted overdose interventions in Rhode Island and a 
future clinical trial examining effectiveness and implementation and to develop the key 
components of the intervention through stakeholder focus group discussions. Our study will be 
informed by the RE-AIM framework and generate preliminary data for future effectiveness and 
implementation studies. This proposal directly addresses the goals of the NIH’s Helping to End 
Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative to speed scientific solutions to the national opioid public 
health crisis.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11124401
- **Project number:** 5P20GM125507-07
- **Recipient organization:** RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Ju Nyeong Park
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $243,856
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2024-09-01 → 2028-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11124401

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11124401, Feasibility and Acceptability of Technology-Assisted Overdose Response Interventions in Rhode Island (5P20GM125507-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11124401. Licensed CC0.

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