An exploration of social circles and prescription drug abuse through twitter

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Hanson, Carl Lee ^a   Cannon, Ben ^a   Burton, Scott ^b   Giraud Carrier, Christophe ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 3361 TMCB   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescription drug abuse; Social circles; Social media; Twitter

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNET; PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CIRCLES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; TWITTER; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE; SOCIAL CIRCLES; SOCIAL MEDIA; TWITTER;

HUMANS; INTERNET; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84887754330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2741     Document Type: Article

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