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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Between 2016 and 2017, the national mortality rate involving opioids continued its escalation; opioid deaths rose from 42,249 to 47,600, bringing the public health crisis to a new height. Considering that 69% of adults in the United States use online social media sites, a resource that builds a more complete understanding of prescription drug misuse and abuse could supplement traditional surveillance instruments. The Food and Drug Administration has identified 5 key risks and consequences of opioid drugs-misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, and death. Identifying posts that discuss these key risks could lead to novel information that is not typically captured by traditional surveillance systems.

Objective

The goal of this study was to describe the trends of online

SUBMITTER: Black JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7367521 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature