Spotting the diffusion of new psychoactive substances over the internet

Fabio Del Vigna*, Marco Avvenuti, Clara Bacciu, Paolo Deluca, Marinella Petrocchi, Andrea Marchetti, Maurizio Tesconi

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Abstract

Online availability and diffusion of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) represents 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 drug diffusion and its endorsement, as well as timely detect 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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PublisherSpringer‐Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages86-97
Number of pages12
Volume9897 LNCS
ISBN (Print)9783319463483
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2016
Event15th International Symposium on Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2016 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 13 Oct 201615 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9897 LNCS
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Conference

Conference15th International Symposium on Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis, IDA 2016
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period13/10/201615/10/2016

Keywords

  • Data visualisation and exploration
  • Drugs forums
  • NPS data mining
  • NPS detection
  • NPS online shops
  • Social media analysis
  • Visual analytics

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