Students develop band device for opioid overdose alerts

Anyone familiar with statistics and headlines about opioid addiction was not shocked to see that in the United States by late 2017 opioid addiction was declared a national public health emergency.

Wristband That Detects Opioid Overdose Joins U.S. Race for Tech Solutions

A wearable device for detecting possible opioid overdoses is one of many technological tools that aim to address the U.S. public health crisis

This High-Tech Wristband Can Detect Opioid Overdoses

Opioid overdoses are a major health issue in the U.S., yet a new high-tech wristband might help doctors detect the warning signs of fatal painkiller reactions. A group of Carnegie Mellon University ...

Life-saving wearable can detect imminent opioid overdose

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 115 people in the US die each day from opioid overdose. It’s a serious national crisis and one that technology may be able to help ...

Wearable sensor can detect imminent opioid overdose

The number of drug overdose deaths in the US more than tripled between 1999 and 2016, with opioids accounting for the majority -- in 2018, more than 115 people died from opioid overdose ...

This wristband detects an opiate overdose

A project by students at Carnegie Mellon could save lives. Called the HopeBand, the wristband senses low blood oxygen levels and sends a text message and sounds an alarm if danger is imminent. ...

Wristwatch for drug addicts alerts medics when they overdose