
New England HIDTA
Designated in 1999, the New England HIDTA provides funding resources, facilitates and enhances coordination of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in designated areas. This enables them to combine and leverage resources and capabilities to carry out activities , addressing the specific drug threats of those areas.
Learn more about NEHIDTA’s ongoing initiatives, special projects, training opportunities, news, and resources.
What We Do?
New England HIDTA is committed to keeping our community educated and informed, by providing access to industry news, updates, helpful resources, and other important information.
The New England HIDTA Training Initiative provides professional, high quality, “tuition free” or at low cost, law enforcement training classes to our federal, state and local law enforcement and affiliated.
New England HIDTA sponsors several special prevention initiatives throughout the year. These initiatives help the organization to consistently achieve its mission and vision.
New England HIDTA sponsors two main types of ongoing initiatives. These initiatives include the Investigative Support Center (ISC) and several Law Enforcement Initiatives.

Prescription Drug Project
The New England HIDTA Drug Threat Assessment has identified opioid abuse, primarily of heroin and controlled prescription opioids, as the most significant drug threat to the New England region.
Internship Opportunities
New England HIDTA partners with colleges & universities in the New England area to find confident, driven, & capable students to work in our office.
S.C.O.P.E. of Pain
Since 2013 New England HIDTA has held a collaborative partnership with the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSOM) to offer an accredited program, the Safe & Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE) of Pain.
Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE)
The New England HIDTA Drug Threat Assessment has identified opioid abuse, primarily of heroin and controlled prescription opioids, as the most significant drug threat to the New England region.
Essex County Youth Leadership Academy
The prevention initiative identifies at-risk youth in local communities, offering them unique opportunities to embrace the values of leadership and mentorship.
Overdose Response Strategy
Since September 2015, the New England HIDTA has been awarded discretionary funds to support the regional Overdose Response Strategy (ORS)...
Prescription Drug Project
The New England HIDTA Drug Threat Assessment has identified opioid abuse, primarily of heroin and controlled prescription opioids, as the most significant drug threat to the New England region.
Internship Opportunities
New England HIDTA partners with colleges & universities in the New England area to find confident, driven, & capable students to work in our office.
Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE)
The Domestic Highway Enforcement Program at the New England HIDTA promotes collaborative intelligence-led policing to enhance coordinated multi-jurisdictional operational law enforcement efforts on the region’s highway system…
Essex County Youth Leadership Academy
The prevention initiative identifies at-risk youth in local communities, offering them unique opportunities to embrace the values of leadership and mentorship.
NEHIDTA sponsors special projects throughout the year. Learn more about our current special project initiatives.
Special Projects
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