Center for Drug Policy and Prevention
The Center for Drug Policy and Prevention (CDPP) brings together policy experts, advocates and scholars dedicated to scientific research and best practices for stopping the proliferation of drugs and violence in our communities. The center focuses on applied research initiatives to reduce drug trafficking, money laundering, firearms trafficking, drug-related violence, and gang activity, and pursues strategies to advance a public-health approach to resolving the core problem of addiction.
Funded entirely through external grants, the CDPP focuses its efforts on Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia, and includes the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. The HIDTA Program—which is strongly aligned with the mission of the College of Public Affairs—is a federal grant program administered by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that provides resources to assist federal, state, local and tribal agencies in coordinating activities that address drug trafficking in specifically designated areas of the United States.
ODMAP
ODMAP STATS
- Participating agencies: 4,300
- ODMAP users: 28,500
- States with statewide implementation strategies: 30
- States with a statewide API (data connection): 21
- Suspected overdoses entered since 1/1/17: 1.81 million
REAL-TIME DATA PRODUCING LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS
The Overdose Mapping and Application Program (ODMAP) provides near real-time suspected overdose surveillance data to support public safety and public health efforts in mobilizing an immediate response to a sudden increase or spike in overdose events. It links first responders and records management systems to a mapping tool to track overdoses and stimulate real-time response and strategic analysis across jurisdictions.
Agencies are able to upload data in real time via mobile device, view nationwide data, and receive custom reports.
Combating Overdose Through Community-level Intervention
The University of Baltimore’s Center for Drug Policy and Prevention oversees the Combating Opioid Overdose through Community-Level Interdiction (COCLI) grant program. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 107,000 people died from a drug overdose in the United States in 2021, a 15 percent increase from 2020. Government entities at the federal, state, and local level have initiated projects to respond to this unprecedented epidemic. Learn more about the COCLI grant program.