Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN): Reducing Opioid Mortality in Illinois

Summary

Reducing Opioid Mortality in Illinois (ROMI) is 5-year research study led by the University of Chicago in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) Community Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP), the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) and the American Institutes for Research (AIR). ROMI aims to understand and test strategies for linking individuals with a history of opioid use disorder who are released from Illinois jails and prisons to substance use treatment. ROMI is one of twelve grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings nationwide.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Interventions

• Behavioral
  Case Management and Peer Recovery

  A blend between a Critical Time Intervention (CTI) case management model and a peer recovery coaching approach. CORI will employ peer-based case management/recovery coaching and other transitional services (e.g., peer navigation) to provide support and service linkages to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and harm reduction interventions to reduce subsequent opioid use and related harms.

• Behavioral
  Naloxone-Only

  Participants will be trained on naloxone administration, and upon re-entry, they will be given a naloxone kit and information on local resources for harm reduction, SUD treatment, and additional supportive services.

Locations (5)