Discovering Alternative Treatments for Opioid Recovery with Reddit

Takeaway/tl;dr- We studied 1.5 million Reddit posts with machine learning to see how people self-direct recovery from opioid addiction. In a CHI 2019 paper, we discovered that clinically unverified substances were being discussed and used as treatment for addiction. We also found conflicting support and risks for these treatments — some may be effective, whereas others are potentially dangerous. Read the paper here (PDF), or check out the long-form summary below.

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