AI can predict opioid overdoses from crime and socioeconomic data

KYLE WIGGERS@KYLE_L_WIGGERS MAY 14, 2019 11:58 AM  

Opioid abuse is on the rise nationwide. An estimated 1.7 million people in the United States suffered from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers in 2017, and from July 2016 through September 2017 in 45 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded a 30% uptick in overdoses. Additionally, according to a recent study published in the journal Pain, roughly 21% to 29% of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them.

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