Dr. Alex Harocopos is the Director of Qualitative Research at the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care, and Treatment at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She has been conducting substance use research for more than 15 years both in the United Kingdom and the United States. Her work includes studies of drug markets, drug use in post-Katrina New Orleans, and behavioral health and drug use practices, particularly as related to the use of opioids. Harocopos has an master's degree in research methods from London South Bank University and her doctorate in criminal justice from the CUNY Graduate Center.