Week 12

Reading 1: Rosenthal Chapter 4 (pg. 87-127)

Video 1: Understanding the Opioid Epidemic (55 min) h Links to an external site.

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Guiding Questions:

How did pharmaceutical companies develop in the US? What is the role of advertising in the use of pharmaceuticals?

How does drug patent law lead to higher drug prices?

What is the opioid epidemic?

Who is to blame for the opioid epidemic (drug makers, people taking drugs, physicians, pharmacies, drug companies)?

This is the book

here are two textbooks required for this class:

Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health. By Donald Barr 3rd edition.

An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back by Elisabeth Rosenthal