The opioid industry document archive
New directions in research on corporate political strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14906133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ross Mackenzie (0000-0002-9862-2101, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author), Brian Hawkins (0000-0002-7027-8046, University of Cambridge), David E Klein (0000-0002-9451-9668, Public Health Ontario), Mustafa Ahmad (0000-0003-3022-7399, Johns Hopkins University), Amanda Keys Norman (Johns Hopkins University), Adam D Koon (0000-0002-9031-9810, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Pages | 103997 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103997 |
| PMID | 36931180 |
| OpenAlex | W4327545692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in more than 500,000 deaths since 1999, and recent estimates suggest that attributable deaths could reach 842,000 by 2032. While heroin and synthetic products such as fentanyl now account for the majority of opioid overdoses, the prescription opioid crisis that emerged in the mid-1990s was the primary antecedent to the current situation. Recent settlements in litigation against opioid producers, suppliers and retailers has resulted in the release of almost 2.5 million previously confidential internal documents that have been made publicly accessible via the online Opioid Industry Documents Archive, a collaboration between the University of California, San Francisco and Johns Hopkins University. These corporate records provide critical insights into the operations and strategies of manufacturers and other actors in the opioid supply chain. This article describes the provenance of the opioid documents and their potential value as a research resource. It then outlines methodological approaches to their analysis, drawing on comparisons in conducting research using the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. The Opioid Industry Documents Archive is a new and important addition to existing industry document collections that enable scrutiny and analysis of the role of corporate actors in determining health outcomes. Beyond their immediate application to researching the corporate and regulatory foundations of the current opioid crisis, the opioid document collections will contribute to a greater understanding of the commercial determinants of public health by providing means to better locate the causes of public health crises, identify politically acceptable solutions to their resolution, and inform strategies for preventing future corporate-driven epidemics
Business · Opioid · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public relations · Scrutiny · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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Evaluation of the strategies opioid manufacturers used to recruit health professionals and encourage overprescribing
An analysis of scope, topics, methods and categories of drug policy research published in the International Journal of Drug Policy
The role of metaphor in the corporate political strategies of health harming industries
Framing coalitions and the Canadian overdose crisis
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The economic burden of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in the United States, 2017
An overview of the commercial determinants of health
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Can internal tobacco industry documents be useful for studying the UK alcohol industry
Analysis of British American Tobacco's questionable use of privilege and protected document claims at the Guildford Depository
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Comparative analysis of health policy implementation
Tobacco Industry Use of Personal Responsibility Rhetoric in Public Relations and Litigation
The Doctors’ Choice Is America’s Choice”
The Opioid Industry Documents Archive
| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |