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Students develop band device for opioid overdose alerts

TechXplore - Mon 31 Dec 18

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

IEEE Spectrum - Wed 26 Dec 18

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

Geek.com - Sat 29 Dec 18

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

Techspot - Fri 28 Dec 18

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

Engadget - Fri 28 Dec 18

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

TechCrunch - Fri 28 Dec 18

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. ...