Psychology

Towards Understanding Substance Abuse Misinformation in YouTube Videos

Document Type

Conference Paper

Abstract

26th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2023.

Trigger warning: texts and figures contain substance abuse, addiction, and mental illness YouTube is increasingly being utilized to acquire information about substance addiction and treatment experiences. However, the questionable quality and reliability of health information in addiction-related videos can concern help seekers and may potentially mislead some patients in managing addiction and seeking treatments. This poster presents our preliminary findings on the creators of addiction-related videos and the types of misinformation they may disseminate. We discovered that these creators often present inaccurate information and knowledge, offer advice based on personal experiences, display triggering content, and understate the difficulty of recovery. These preliminary findings will guide our future analysis of addiction misinformation within a more extensive set of YouTube videos. © 2023 ACM.

Publication Title

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW

Publication Date

10-14-2023

First Page

64

Last Page

68

ISBN

9798400701290

DOI

10.1145/3584931.3606974

Keywords

addiction, misinformation, videos, YouTube

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