Signals of increasing co-use of stimulants and opioids from online drug forum data

Original research
par
Sarker, Abeed et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

International

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

This study examines stimulant co-mention trends among PWUO/PTMOUD on social media over multiple years.

Constatations/points à retenir

Our analyses reflect increasing mentions of stimulants, particularly methamphetamine, among PWUO/PTMOUD, which closely resembles the growth in overdose deaths involving both opioids and stimulants.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Data from 14 subreddits from 2011 to 2020

Mots clés

About PWUD
Illegal drugs
Stimulants