Opioid Discussion in the Twittersphere.

Rachel L GravesChristopher TuftsZachary F MeiselDan PolskyLyle UngarRaina M Merchant

Published in: Substance use & misuse (2018)

Regional differences in opioid-related topics reflect geographic variation in the content of Twitter discussion about opioids. Analysis of Twitter data also produced topics significantly correlated with opioid overdose death rates. Ongoing analysis of Twitter data could provide a means of identifying emerging trends related to opioids.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
social media
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
deep learning
drug induced