To address overdoses in NYC, it is important to know how many people are at risk, how many have had non-fatal overdoses in the recent past, and to identify what characteristics they share. Ric Curtis and his student research team will recruit and interview 300 opiate users over 6 successive weekends at a fixed location in the South Bronx in the Fall of 2017. It will also educate and train undergraduate students as future professionals in the fields of public health, public policy, and criminal justice.

To learn more about the ‘Fanteca Project’, visit the experiment.com website.

Learn more about another Anthropology Hands-on approach led by Professor Ric Curtis.