Dr. Gery P. Guy, Jr., is a Senior Health Economist in the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He conducts health economics and health services research focusing on the prevention of opioid overdose. His research focuses on the patterns of Rx drug use, the impact of state policies and health system interventions on prescribing patterns and opioid-related morbidity and mortality, and the economic burden of opioid and heroin overdoses in the United States. Guy received his doctorate in health services research and health policy with a concentration in economics from Emory University, and his Master of Public Health in health policy from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. He also completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in prevention effectiveness at the CDC. Guy has authored over 80 scientific publications and book chapters.