Our crowdsourcing and data analytics shed light on black markets and illicit activities. We have access to online black market data using Tor and Bitcoin. Using a harm reduction approach to drug use, we have been able to identify outbreaks of new drugs and novel patterns among established ones.
StreetRx gathers user-submitted information, capturing the street price of prescription and illicit drugs.
Social media data from the MedWatcher system delivers retrospective and prospective intelligence to gather insight into bupropion abuse.
Designed to provide a starting point for situational awareness and intelligence on product-specific trends in prescription drug abuse, misuse, and diversion.
In our work with StreetRx, Epidemico strives to provide rare and rapid public health insights while supporting the needs and well-being of people who transact in diverted pharmaceutical medicines.
People who buy prescription drugs on the black market know that the prices vary depending on what you're buying and where you're buying it, but that information tends to be localized to their town or social network. StreetRx offers a wider lens for understanding the relationships between product, place, and price, making that information available in real time.
Fresh data from StreetRx and the RADARS® System show how much lower the black market street prices are for abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) prescription opioids and stimulants. For example, OxyContin was 18% lower, Opana 35% lower, Hysingla 51% lower, and Concerta 52% lower.
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