Background Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), which deliver mental health
support via technologies such as mobile apps, can increase access to mental health …

Background Web-based sources are increasingly employed in the analysis, detection, and
forecasting of diseases and epidemics, and in predicting human behavior toward several …

Importance Exposure to tobacco-related content on social media may foster positive
attitudes toward tobacco products and brands, and influence the likelihood of initiating or …

Background There has been a rapid rise in the popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-
cigarettes) over the last decade, with growth predicted to continue. The uptake of these …

Background A growing amount of health research uses social media data. Those critical of
social media research often cite that it may be unrepresentative of the population; however …

There is growing interest in conducting public health research using data from social media.
In particular, Twitter “infoveillance” has demonstrated utility across health contexts. However …

Social media is rife with modifiable risky health behaviors and substance use topics, pre-
cursors to peer-influence and social acceptability, which are drivers of behavioral change …