Office of National Drug Control Policy

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 

Office of National Drug Control Policy

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

The Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) is an unprecedented and unique collaboration between public health and public safety, created to help local communities reduce drug overdoses and save lives by sharing timely data, pertinent intelligence and evidence-based and innovative strategies.

The ORS is implemented by teams made up of Drug Intelligence Officers and Public Health Analysts, who work together on drug overdose issues within and across sectors, states, and territories. By sharing information across sectors, the ORS is growing the body of evidence related to early warning signs and prevention strategies. With the information shared, and programs inspired by the ORS, we are helping communities and individuals make healthier, safer choices. As of July 2022, there are ORS Public Health Analyst (PHA) and Drug Intelligence Officer (DIO) positions in 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The mission of the ORS is to help communities reduce fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses by connecting public health and public safety agencies, sharing information, and supporting evidence-based interventions.

ORS Cornerstone Projects

Each year, the ORS conducts an initiative-wide Cornerstone Project. These projects mobilize the entire ORS to answer common questions or address shared informational needs that affect the ORS region as a whole. These projects focus on a different priority topic each year and build upon evidence-based practices to reduce overdose. ORS Cornerstone Projects so far have examined: the presence and status of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in ORS jurisdictions states (2016); law enforcement knowledge, understanding and perceptions of 911 Good Samaritan laws (2017); promising strategies for implementing linkages to care at the nexus of public health and public safety (2018); and overdose prevention in jails (2019). In 2021, the Cornerstone Project focused on public safety, public health, and harm reduction resources on stimulants.


ORS Pilot Projects

To build this evidence base for promising practices in opioid overdose prevention, CDC and the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) are working with several ORS jurisdictions states to develop and implement local projects designed to reduce overdoses. CDC provides technical support to these high need areas and works with HIDTA Directors and ORS Teams to ensure that the pilot projects are smoothly implemented and that their progress and impact are monitored effectively.

More information about individual pilot projects and deliverables developed by two pilot sites are below. The deliverables include a toolkit and curriculum for developing a jail-based overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution (OEND) program by the North Carolina harm Reduction Coalition, and an implementation guide for harm reduction re-entry wrap around services programs from the Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services in Albany, New York.



State Drug Intelligence Officer (DIO) Public Health Analyst (PHA)

Alabama

Brian Dixon
dixonb@gchidta.org
251-367-0168
Mariyam Javed
mariyam.javed@adph.state.al.us
404-790-4730

Alaska

Eva McElroy
eva.mcelroy@alaska.gov
907-795-9889
Michael Jurasek
michael.jurasek@alaska.gov
907-232-4481

Arkansas

TBD Gina Redford
redfordg@gchidta.org
404-398-8968

Arizona

Randy Moffitt
rmoffitt@azhidta.org
928-284-8899
Jaime Burnett
jburnett@azhidta.org
404-538-9737

California

CENTRAL VALLEY:
Ashlee Zarou
azarou@sacsheriff.com
916-282-8349

LOS ANGELES:
Eric Deroian
eric.deroian@la.hidta.net
562-292-0757

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Mark Karandang
mkarandang@ncric.ca.gov
628-255-8871

SAN DIEGO:
Alex DeArmas
Alex.deArmas@sdi.hidta.org
619-876-9413

CENTRAL VALLEY:
Janneiry Garcia
Janneiry.Garcia@cdph.ca.gov
951-591-9428

LOS ANGELES:
Raina Pandit
r.pandit@ruhealth.org
404-790-7159

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Tiffany Brelland
Tiffany.Brelland@cdph.ca.gov
404-398-8468

SAN DIEGO:
TBD

Colorado

Sarah Hoke
shoke@rmhidta.org
303-671-2197
TBD

Connecticut

Bobby Lawlor
rlawlor@nehidta.org
203-379-6517
Anna Gasinski
agasinski@nehidta.org
203-623-4716

Delaware

Glenn Condon
condong@lmahidta.org
267-331-1059
Tim Hulings
hulingst@lmahidta.org
302-270-3227

District of Columbia

TBD TBD

Florida

CENTRAL FLORIDA:
Paul Maxwell
pmaxwell@cfhidta.org
305-796-9803


NORTH FLORIDA:
Scott Delano
sdelano@nfhidta.org
904-233-9333


SOUTH FLORIDA:
Gary Grimm
gfgrimm@sflhidta.org
305-986-9293
CENTRAL FLORIDA:
Brittany Brown
bbrown@cfhidta.org
404-401-0192


NORTH FLORIDA:
Deborah Babin
dbabin@nfhidta.org
904-416-4391


SOUTH FLORIDA:
Jasmin Sibai
jlsibai@sflhidta.org
404-398-8142

Georgia

Armando Roche
aroche@achidta.org
404-587-1454
Katy Freund
katrina.freund@dph.ga.gov
706-254-3233

Hawaii

Rico Witt
rwitt@hi-hidta.org
808-237-9998
Aashish Hemrajani
ahemrajani@HI-HIDTA.org
808-226-1780

Idaho

Kevin Hudgens
Kevin.Hudgens@isp.idaho.gov
208-573-4239
Karyn Kershaw
Karyn.Kershaw@dhw.idaho.gov
404-398-8244

Illinois

Vic Markowski
v.markowski@chicago-hidta.org
312-414-9442
TBD

Indiana

Robert Glynn
rglynn@indiana-hidta.org
312-296-6361
Meredith Canada
mcanada@indiana-hidta.org
317-416-4926

Iowa

Kevin Winker
kwinker@midwest-hidta.org
515-975-9310
Virgil Jackson
vjackson@midwest-hidta.org
515-468-7861

Kansas

Todd Hixson
THixson@midwest-hidta.org
913-967-9156
Donald Gering
dgering@midwest-hidta.org
316-616-5421

Kentucky

Tony Janutolo
janutolot@ahidta.org
606-729-6573
Jaelin Southerling
Jaelin.Southerling@uky.edu
270-872-3861

Louisiana

Demond Lockhart
lockhad@gchidta.org
985-703-1662
Theresa Pham
phamt@gchidta.org
225-247-1303

Maine

Jim Gioia
james.gioia@maine.gov
978-802-0067
John Lipovsky
john.lipovsky@maine.gov
612-859-4996

Maryland

John Flickinger
jflickinger@wb.hidta.org
716-544-3540
TBD

Massachusetts

Mike Sampson
msampson@nehidta.org
978-837-7371
Amanda Consigli
aconsigli@nehidta.org
503-781-4110

Michigan

Bob Kerr
rkerr@mi.hidta.net
248-728-3701
Keara Sullivan
sullik@med.umich.edu

Emily Godfrey
egodfrey@mi.hidta.net
616-617-4147

Minnesota

Troy Greene
tgreene@northcentralhidta.org
612-358-3023
Hayley Hillstrom
hhillstrom@northcentralhidta.org
404-791-4220

Mississippi

Gary Ponthieux
ponthieg@gchidta.org228-332-0511
228-332-0511
Stacy Miller
millera@gchidta.org
228-697-1744

Missouri

Van Godsey
vgodsey@midwest-hidta.org
573-291-1441
Brenda Schell
BSchell@midwest-hidta.org
518-488-9389

Montana

Will Janisch
William.Janisch@mt.gov
406-896-4390
Jordan Friend
jfriend@cdcfoundation.org
775-430-0679

Nebraska

Cheri Ivers
Cheri.Ivers@nebraska.gov
402-580-0312
Nathaniel Cacy
nathaniel.cacy@nebraska.gov
404-398-8142

Nevada

Christine Payson
cpayson@lvmpd.com
702-343-1803
Lacey Alderson
lalderson@lvmpd.com
702-306-7170

New Hampshire

Ken Bradley
kbradley@nehidta.org
978-802-0366
Kiera Latham
klatham@nehidta.org
503-729-9382

New Jersey

Don Ciaccio
dciaccio@nynjhidta.org
917-748-0165
Amanda Gan
agan@cdcfoundation.org
404.242.9419

New Mexico

Renee Dolan
rdolan@nmhidta.org
505-451-9498
Miranda Lopez
mlopez@nmhidta.org
484-630-3418

New York

Jim Hawley
jhawley@NYNJHIDTA.ORG
607-343-3409
TBD

North Carolina

Eddie McCormack
emccormack@achidta.org
919-449-8573
Sherani Jagroep
sherani.jagroep@dhhs.nc.gov
919-986-8385

North Dakota

Mike Ness
mness@midwest-hidta.org
701-740-5150
Charlotte Williams
cwilliams@midwest-hidta.org
404-545-0236

Ohio

Shawn Bain
shawn.bain@ohiohidta.org
614-506-2158
Iva Reed
iva.reed@ohiohidta.org
803-270-2590

Oklahoma

Geno Stewart
geno.stewart@texomahidta.org
918-891-9618
Deneka Turney Cain
deneka.cain@texomahidta.org
405-593-2116

Oregon

Joseph Del Greco
joseph.delgreco@dpsst.oregon.gov
503-798-7950
TBD

Pennsylvania

Van Jackson
jacksonv@lmahidta.org
267-303-6850
Tamar Wallace
wallacet@lmahidta.org
585-766-3388

Puerto Rico

Jose Rodriguez
Jose.Rodriguez@prvihidta.org
787-600-7797
Francisco Torres-Cardona
ftorres@prvihidta.org
404-401-4674

Rhode Island

Bryan Volpe
bvolpe@nehidta.org
978-802-0514
Tom Chadronet
tchadronet@nehidta.org
401-835-4632

South Carolina

John Saager
jsaager@achidta.org
770-715-2163
TBD

South Dakota

TBD Matt Tribble
matthew.tribble@state.sd.us
404-398-5957

Tennessee

Greg Roberts
robertsg@ahidta.org
865-223-3804
Trevor Henderson
Trevor.Henderson@tn.gov
629-243-0608

Texas

HOUSTON HIDTA:
Wendell Campbell
wcampbell@houstonhidta.net
281-906-6064

SOUTH TEXAS HIDTA:
Fred Delgado
fdelgado@stxhidta.net
210-784-6442

TEXOMA HIDTA:
Steven Toth
steven.toth@texomahidta.org
972-915-9520

WEST TEXAS HIDTA:
Gilbert Garza
ggarza@westtexashidta.org
915-730-6794
HOUSTON HIDTA:
TBD

SOUTH TEXAS HIDTA:
Tiffany Benitez
tbenitez@stxhidta.net
210-355-8635

TEXOMA HIDTA:
Jacqui Sanchez
Jacqui.sanchez@texomahidta.org
404-398-8936

WEST TEXAS HIDTA:
Elisa Sierra
esierra@aliviane.org
404-775-5971

Utah

Jay Tinkler
jtinkler@utah.gov
385-464-7740
Reshma Arrington
ohppcdcrda@utah.gov
801-244-1665

Vermont

James Downes
jdownes@nehidta.org
978-802-0753
Stephanie Thompson
sthompson@nehidta.org
404-395-3618

U.S Virgin Islands

Rodney Querrard
rquerrard@prvihidta.org
340-642-4364
Amulen Wirsiy
Walalaf@prvihidta.org
404-398-8515

Virginia

TBD Emma Driscoll
edriscoll@wb.hidta.org
404-545-2255

Washington

Mike Mizer
mmizer@nw.hidta.org
206-890-9988
Werda Osman
wosman@nw.hidta.org
404-398-7157

West Virginia

Bill Winkler
winklerb@ahidta.org
304-741-7403
Yolanda Sowards
Yolanda.k.sowards@wv.gov
304-433-4412

Wisconsin

Shaun Doyne
SDoyne@northcentralhidta.org
414-406-4679
Paige Andrews
pandrews@northcentralhidta.org
404-245-2077

Wyoming

Casey Patterson
casey.patterson@wyo.gov
307-630-7231
Hailey Hayden
hailey.hayden@wyo.gov
602-748-7775