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Opioid Drug Addiction: How Digital Health Technologies Can Help

The Digital Health Corner

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) from 2001 to 2014, deaths due to overdoses in the USA were noted as: 8 fold increase due to prescription drugs. The classification of substance abuse as a chronic condition by the ACA has implications with regards to digital health. 4 fold increase due to prescription opioids.