James N. Hall is a drug abuse epidemiologist affiliated with Nova Southeastern University’s Center for Applied Research on Substance Abuse and Health Disparities. He is the Miami-based member of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Community Epidemiology Work Group. Hall compiles local drug use data including hospitalizations, deaths, addiction treatment and prevalence, as well as drug pricing, strength and abuse trends. He works closely with local drug use coalitions, law enforcement and other community organizations. Hall served as the executive director of Up Front Drug Information and Education Center in Miami from 1982-2012 and was the recipient of the 2010 Path of Public Health Award for Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Services from Florida International University.