Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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The Opioid Epidemic (A)
Shotts, Ken; Melvin, SheilaCase SGSB-ETH-18-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis case provides an overview of the history and causes of the U.S. opioid epidemic. It begins with a history of opium and pain management, leading into a description of the current epidemic, its stages, and its scale. The case then presents possible causes of the epidemic: misleading marketing by drug companies, kickback schemes, irresponsible physicians and distributors, lobbying, and societal expectations about eliminating pain.Starting at €8.20