Overdose Prevention Centers and Neighborhood Commercial Activity in New York City
This cohort study found that OPC opening was not associated with significant changes in local economic activity. Given the absence of observed economic harms, policy debates should instead focus on the public health implications of OPCs.
Authors
- Cale Basaraba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-6344)
- Bennett Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-2436)
- Brandon D. L. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-7052)
- Czarina N. Behrends
- Magdalena Cerdá
- Laura C. Chambers
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59863
- Primary Topic
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Vital Strategies
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute on Drug Abuse