Raminta Daniulaityte

TL;DR: This is one of the first prospective studies to test observations from previous cross-sectional and retrospective research on the relationship between illicit PO use and heroin initiation among young, initially non-opioid dependent PO users and provides insights into targets for the design of urgently needed prevention interventions.

TL;DR: Given the recent platform enhancements, including the refined DAO, components for relationship and triple extraction, and tools for content, trend and emerging pattern analysis, it is expected that PREDOSE will play a significant role in advancing drug abuse epidemiology in future.

TL;DR: It is suggested that loperamide is being used extra-medically to self-treat opioid withdrawal symptoms, and the potential of the Web as a "leading edge" data source in identifying emerging drug use practices is highlighted.

TL;DR: Twitter data suggest greater popularity of dabs in the states that legalized recreational and/or medical use of cannabis, and contributes to the emerging field of social media analysis for drug abuse research.

TL;DR: There is a need to include testing for IMFs as part of standard toxicology panels for biological specimens used in the medical, substance abuse treatment, and criminal justice settings, compared with 2014-2016 data from Ohio and other states.