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Google Searches Might Successfully Predict Heroin Overdoses

Internet search-based modeling can be explored as a new source of insights for predicting heroin-related admissions.

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Data on heroin overdose continues to be scarce.

Considering the global health epidemic that death due to drug overdose has become, efforts are being taken worldwide to explore different avenues to improve the situation.

One such initiative is a study to determine whether data on opioid-related internet searches can predict future heroin-related admissions to emergency departments.

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