Peer power: opioid users train friends and family to save lives

NCT ID NCT06327061

Recruiting now Prevention Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether people who use opioids can be trained as peer educators to teach their friends and family how to prevent overdoses. Researchers will enroll 600 participants in Baltimore and compare those who receive overdose prevention training with those who get standard care. The goal is to reduce overdoses and stigma.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: peer education training on overdose prevention
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a scalable, community-driven way to reduce fatal overdoses and stigma among people who use opioids.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial. Results depend on participants' willingness and ability to train others, and may not generalize beyond Baltimore.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Drug Overdose opiate dependence poisoning prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DRUG OVERDOSE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
RECRUITING

Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

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