Urine test data from treatment centers can predict OD deaths

A recent study has found that urine drug test (UDT) data can be used to predict overdose deaths within days, instead of the 6 months public health policymakers usually need to wait. In a JAMA Network Open study, researchers from Ohio State and Millennium Health concluded that UDT is an early warning system for emergency medical teams, substance use disorder (SUD) providers on dangerous new drugs like xylazine or nitazenes.