State Legislators ’ Divergent Social Media Response to the Opioid Epidemic from 2014 to 2019: Longitudinal Topic Modeling Analysis

ConclusionThe volume of opioid-related social media posts by US state legislators between 2014 and 2019 is associated with state-level overdose mortality, but the content across parties is significantly different. Democrats ’ and Republicans’ social media posts may reflect growing partisanship regarding how best to address the overdose epidemic.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research