In the hunt for fresh clues about emerging illicit drug use and accidental poisonings from drugs, University of Florida epidemiologist Linda Cottler and her team cast a wide net.
Cottler’s group, the UF-based National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), combs through emergency medical service data. They use rapid, weekend-long surveys and scour the social media site Reddit to get timely insights about new drug-use trends. And they collect troves of information from an array of sources, including federal drug seizures, toxicologists, funeral directors, school superintendents and even curious journalists.
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