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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. It has spawned interest in telehealth as a treatment tool. We are all aware of the opioid epidemic and the human destruction in its wake. 42% increase due to cocaine.