Study in @PLOSONE by @jennyciganic, PittSTREAM's @walidgellad, et al developed and validated a #machinelearning algorithm to improve prediction of incident opioid use disorder diagnosis among Medicare beneficiaries with ≥1 opioid prescriptions. #opioids https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235981 https://t.co/LexHO7Nt1Z
And then there is the more subtle influence of cash payments through speeches, conferences, trips, and free meals that drug company representatives use to tout their latest opioid medications. 4/ https://wired.trib.al/ZCF6izN https://t.co/jly0MGzZPv