[HTML][HTML] Investigating substance use via Reddit: systematic sco** review

Y Chi, H Chen - Journal of medical Internet research, 2023‏ - jmir.org
Background Reddit's (Reddit Inc) large user base, diverse communities, and anonymity
make it a useful platform for substance use research. Despite a growing body of literature on …

Systematic review on intentional non-medical fentanyl use among people who use drugs

VWL Tsang, JSH Wong, JN Westenberg… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Objectives Fentanyl is a highly potent opioid and has, until recently, been considered an
unwanted contaminant in the street drug supply among people who use drugs (PWUD) …

Growing pains with kratom: experiences discussed in subreddits contrast with satisfaction expressed in surveys

JM Rogers, K Colvin, DH Epstein… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Background “Kratom” refers to an array of bioactive products derived from Mitragyna
speciosa, a tree indigenous to Southeast Asia. Most kratom consumers report analgesic and …

Types and sources of stigma on opioid use treatment and recovery communities on reddit

W Kepner, MC Meacham, AL Nobles - Substance use & misuse, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Background: Digitally-mediated peer support may improve opioid use disorder (OUD)
recovery. Our objective was to examine the types and sources of stigma that people seek …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of social media affordances on drug dealer posting behavior across multiple social networking sites (SNS)

MR Haupt, R Cuomo, J Li, M Nali, TK Mackey - Computers in Human …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Social media has been documented as widely used for initiating online sales of illicit drugs
such as opioids. However, not much is known about how affordances of social networking …

The pursuit of peer support for opioid use recovery on reddit

D Balsamo, P Bajardi, GDF Morales, C Monti… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - ojs.aaai.org
Abstract Individuals suffering from Opioid Use Disorder and other socially stigmatized
conditions often rely on peer support groups to find comfort and motivation while treating …

Exploring Reddit conversations about mental health difficulties among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Garcia, J Amador Ayala, K Diaz Roldan… - Journal of american …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Objective: We aimed to explore conversations about mental health difficulties by Reddit
users who posted within college subreddits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants …

Thematic analysis of Reddit content about buprenorphine-naloxone using manual annotation and natural language processing techniques

RL Graves, J Perrone, MA Al-Garadi… - Journal of Addiction …, 2022‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major public health crisis for which
buprenorphine-naloxone is an effective evidence-based treatment. Analysis of Reddit data …

Generalizability and representativeness: Considerations for internet-based research on substance use behaviors.

JT Borodovsky - Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, 2022‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Substance use is frequently studied using nonprobability internet-based samples. It is
difficult to evaluate the utility of these samples without a clear understanding of two key …

[HTML][HTML] Demystifying the dark web opioid trade: content analysis on anonymous market listings and forum posts

Z Li, X Du, X Liao, X Jiang… - Journal of Medical …, 2021‏ - jmir.org
Background Opioid use disorder presents a public health issue afflicting millions across the
globe. There is a pressing need to understand the opioid supply chain to gain new insights …