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Online Conversation Monitoring to Understand the Opioid Epidemic: Epidemiological Surveillance Study.

Joshua Curtis BlackZachary R MargolinRichard A OlsonRichard C Dart
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2020)
Of the 5 FDA-defined key risks, fentanyl overdose and death has dominated discussion in recent years, while discussion of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and oxymorphone has decreased. As drug-related deaths continue to increase, an understanding of the motivations, circumstances, and consequences of drug abuse would assist in developing policy responses. Furthermore, content was notably different based on media origin, and studies that exclusively use either social media sites (such as Twitter) or blogs and forums could miss important content. This study sets out sustainable, ongoing methodology for surveilling internet postings regarding these drugs.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • health information
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • chronic pain
  • emergency department
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • adverse drug