HealthIT Answers January 21, 2025
By Zac Amos, Features Editor, ReHack
The conditions of American health care have developed many positive and negative associations. The opioid problem is one of the most pressing crises in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Artificial intelligence (AI) could be an unexpected hero in the next era of this fight.
The State of America’s Opioid Crisis
For years, the U.S. overprescribed opioids like hydrocodone, which led to widespread misuse. Additionally, illegal synthetic drugs like fentanyl are rising and heroin remains a concern.
In 2022, nearly 108,000 people died from drug overdose, and about 76% of these fatalities were attributed to opioids. This is a tenfold increase from 1999, despite some stabilization in upward...
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