Published on in Vol 5 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81977, first published .
AI-Generated Images of Substance Use and Recovery: Mixed Methods Case Study

AI-Generated Images of Substance Use and Recovery: Mixed Methods Case Study

AI-Generated Images of Substance Use and Recovery: Mixed Methods Case Study

Kathryn Heley   1, 2 * , PhD, MPH ;   Jeffrey K Hom   3, 4 * , MD, MPH, MSHP ;   Linnea Laestadius   1 * , PhD, MPP

1 Zilber College of Public Health, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States

2 Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

3 DrPH Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

4 Behavioral Health Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, United States

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Linnea Laestadius, PhD, MPP
  • Zilber College of Public Health, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
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  • Email: llaestad@uwm.edu