A new data-driven model could provide a powerful policy planning tool to combat the nation's opioid crisis: Model tracks the opioid crisis over 21 years to better understand its evolving nature and guide the country's policy response - Science Daily

A team of public health modelers and substance use experts has developed a dynamic model based on national data from 1999 to 2020 that tracks the evolution of the opioid crisis for public policy analysis and development.

A data-driven simulation model designed to help policymakers to better understand and address the nation's rampant opioid crisis has been developed by a team of scientists at Massachusetts General Ho… [+3811 chars]

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