This is an academic paper that describes the collaboration between a multidisciplinary team of university, state and federal agency, and community experts to create a unified database linking controlled substance prescribing, overdose, and treatment for opioid use disorder in Connecticut that can better-inform interventions across the state.
Becker, W.C., Heimer, R., Dormitzer, C.M., Doernberg, M., D'Onofrio, G., Grau, L.E., Hawk, K., Lin, H.J., Secora, A.M., Fiellin, D.A. (2021). Merging statewide data in a public/university collaboration to address opioid use disorder and overdose. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16(1), 1.