Online availability and diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) represent an emerging threat to healthcare systems. In this work, we analyse drugs forums, online shops, and Twitter. By mining the data from these sources, it is possible to understand the dynamics of drugs di usion and their endorsement, as well as timely detecting new substances. We propose a set of visual analytics tools to support analysts in tackling NPS spreading and provide a better insight about drugs market and analysis.

Spotting the diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances over the Internet

F Del Vigna;C Bacciu;M Petrocchi;A Marchetti;M Tesconi
2016

Abstract

Online availability and diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) represent an emerging threat to healthcare systems. In this work, we analyse drugs forums, online shops, and Twitter. By mining the data from these sources, it is possible to understand the dynamics of drugs di usion and their endorsement, as well as timely detecting new substances. We propose a set of visual analytics tools to support analysts in tackling NPS spreading and provide a better insight about drugs market and analysis.
2016
Istituto di informatica e telematica - IIT
data visualization and exploration
drugs forums
NPS data mining
NPS detection
NPS online shops
Social Media Analysis
visual analytics
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