Monitoring the opioid epidemic via social media discussions

Abstract The opioid epidemic persists in the U.S., with over 80,000 deaths annually since 2021, primarily driven by synthetic opioids. Responding to this evolving epidemic requires reliable and timely information. One source of data is social media platforms. We assessed the utility of Reddit data f...

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Main Authors: Delaney A. Smith, Adam Lavertu, Aadesh Salecha, Tymor Hamamsy, Keith Humphreys, Anna Lembke, Mathew V. Kiang, Russ B. Altman, Johannes C. Eichstaedt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01642-x
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