Table 1.
Author categories for tweets related to OUD.
| User type definition | Users (n = 509) % (n) | Tweet examples |
|---|---|---|
| General | 43.8 (223) | Most of the time it doesn’t start with heroin. It’s trying someone’s moms norco or percocets at a party and THAT leads to heroin. Please let’s educate and take care of each other. 5 people have OD’d at the bus stop outside my apt in the last 8 months. I carry Narcan in my purse. [link] |
| Private residential and/or inpatient detoxification programs | 24.6 (125) | Are you or someone you know suffering from a prescription drug or heroin problem? Help is available. Call ###-###-#### for treatment resources. |
| PWUO | 4.7 (24) | @username I feel like this too. I think it’s gotten worse in my late 20’s for sure. I’d like to think it’s clinical depression or some lingering affect of heroin addiction/recent sobriety. Ketamine treatment legitimately worked but the physician in my town stopped taking my insurance. |
| Healthcare Provider | 4.3 (22) | @username Why? It’s not 2002–2004 anymore. 2004 in NY you were paying $1500+ just to SEE the doctor to get on Suboxone. I have the easiest time getting clients on Suboxone/Subutex in CA, Vivitrol is another story. |
| News | 3.1 (16) | ‘I’m trying not to die right now’: Why opioid-addicted patients are still searching for help [link] |
| Caregivers of PWUO | 2.9 (15) | @username I appreciate his tolerance levels will have dropped but I can’t understand why his treatment would have to be cut for a month - how does this help the situation? he was telling me how proud he was he had been off heroin for a week before all this happened |
| Nonprofit/Advocacy | 2.9 (15) | Interested in accessing resources during PRIDE? Here is a map of the safer sex spots we have set up along the route! Want more info on naloxone and treatment services? Give the Revive. Survive. OverDose Prevention Team a call at ###-###-#### # iprevent #pride #safersex #naloxone [link] |
| Podcast | 2.6 (13) | Are you talking with Colin Morrison [link] ###-###-#### #sober #treatement #intervention #addiction #dependency #detox #relapse #Malibu #recovery #wsj #nytimes #reuters #forbes #nasdaq #chicago #newyork #business #cnn #bet #foxnews #CBD #MAGA #sports [link] |
| Public Health Expert | 2.4 (12) | OD ALERT: Saint Paul has had five suspected heroin overdoses in the last 36 hours. If you suspect an overdose: Read more [link]
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| Chronic pain patient | 2.2 (11) | @username Yeah, I have a benzo, but also am on opioids for chronic pain, and my doctor is quite concerned about the two. He makes me carry Narcan with me due to the potential for overdose even at prescribed doses. So it’s an option! And I use it when it’s bad. |
| Website/Blog | 1.0 (5) | Hello @username, are you looking for #Alcohol & #Drug #Addiction #Rehab #Treatment #Tips Alcohol and drug addiction represent a growing #public #health crisis. This blog can give you the help you need to #detox, rehab, and get freedom from addiction. [link] |