By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Apr 28 2026 Researchers found that opioid-related TikTok comments anticipated synthetic opioid overdose mortality trends by about three months, highlighting how public social media data could strengthen surveillance during a rapidly evolving crisis. Study: TikTok is a valuable data source for tracking the opioid crisis . Image Credit: tovovan / Shutterstock A new study published in  npj Digital Medicine suggests that TikTok may