Why lawsuits alone aren't the opioid solution we need | Holly M. Karibo, an assistant professor of history at Oklahoma State University, for CNNOpinion
Holly M. Karibo is an assistant professor of history at Oklahoma State University. She is the author of"Sin City North: Sex, Drugs, and Citizenship in the Detroit-Windsor Borderland." The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion articles at CNN.
Unless something changes, in May the first of a recent round of lawsuits brought against the pharmaceutical industry over its role in widespread opioid addiction in the US will go to trial in Oklahoma. That suit is one among many brought by dozens of states. Holly M. KariboIn New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Utah, as well as a case brought by a coalition of local entities and Native American tribes, lawsuits also target eight members of the Sackler family. Owners of Purdue Pharma, which produces OxyContin, the Sacklers are now being held to account for actions taken by the company. While the family has described recent filings as"littered with biases and inaccurate characterizations," pressure continues to mount.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Big Pharma, Big Tech must be checked 05:52What is also missing from the litigation tactic is a systemic, long-term, and sustained approach that actually addresses the underlying practices that enabled this problem to grow. We need legislation at the state and federal level that will retool the oversight of the pharmaceutical industry -- especially its marketing techniques and relationships to physicians.
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