This paper studies the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic. Drawing on
recently unsealed records from state litigation against Purdue Pharma, we exploit the …

This paper studies the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic. Drawing on
unsealed records from state litigation against Purdue Pharma, we exploit detailed features of …

The prescription opioid epidemic has slowly evolved over the past quarter century with
increasingly detrimental consequences for public health. Man-made crises are often …

Oklahoma's recent settlements with Purdue Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals, and the trial
in the state's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, signal that the opioid epidemic is entering …

Overdose deaths involving opioids have increased dramatically since the 1990s, leading to
the worst drug overdose epidemic in US history, but there is limited empirical evidence …

Drug overdoses now account for more deaths in the United States than traffic deaths or
suicides, and most of the increase in overdose deaths since 2010 can be attributed to …

An epidemic of morbidity and mortality has swept across the United States related to the use
of prescription opioids for chronic noncancer pain. More than 100 000 people have died …

The roots of the remarkably lethal US opioid crisis are complex and inextricably entangled
with healthcare, especially in its treatment of another serious health problem: pain. Failures …

Opioid overdose deaths have risen dramati cally in the United States over the past two
decades. The standard explanation blames expanded prescribing and adver tising of …

Epidemics of opioid use are old news in the United States, but an epidemic that kills over
200,000 Americans is not. A multiplicity of intertwined factors have brought us to this place …