{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000163-d6ed-d5a2-a373-f7fd73680003","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/alexa-provides-information-resources-on-opioid-epidemic","headline":"Alexa provides information, resources on opioid epidemic","description":"The Ad Council, Truth, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy today announced a new campaign aimed at providing useful information about the opioid crisis.","datePublished":"2018-06-07T15:56:21.956Z","dateModified":"2018-06-07T15:56:21.956Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1484b00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/738x492+0+123/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F71%2Fb7%2F98d3d57648bbaa6b43314479053b%2Fecho-dot-white-shelf-enviro.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![A white Amazon Echo Dot on a night stand, next to a pair of keys.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1484b00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/738x492+0+123/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F71%2Fb7%2F98d3d57648bbaa6b43314479053b%2Fecho-dot-white-shelf-enviro.jpg)\n\n# Alexa provides information, resources on opioid epidemic\n\nThe Ad Council, Truth, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy today announced a new campaign aimed at providing useful information about the opioid crisis. \n\nAs part of this new campaign, Amazon customers will be able to [ask Alexa for important facts about the opioid epidemic](https://www.today.com/video/opioid-use-among-young-people-is-target-of-new-public-health-campaign-1250224195772)\n\nAlexa will answer a range of questions on the scope of the opioid epidemic such as, “Alexa, what is an opioid?” and “Alexa, what part of the country has been most affected by opioids?” and customers will receive an answer in real time. An Alexa skill is also in development and will be available in summer 2018.\n\nFor more information on the campaign, visit [opioids.thetruth.com](http://opioids.thetruth.com/).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}