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The narrative on the responsibilities of the opioid crisis in Dopesick series

abstract

Introduction: in this article the representation of the responsibilities that the TV series Dopesick
portrays about the opioid crisis in the United States is analyzed, and those points of the legal framework
that the series highlights and that they are part of the specific context in that country, compared
to Spain, are analyzed. Methodology: a narrative analysis of the eight episodes of Dopesick is
carried out, in which a total of 458 scenes are analyzed and classified into 4 categories regarding the
responsibilities in the use and abuse of opioids. Results: The analysis shows how the series focuses
on the pharmaceutical industry-society binomial but does not delve into the responsibility of the
public administration and the health system in this crisis, while making invisible the current legal
framework regarding the control of these substances. Conclusions: These specific aspects of the
complex network of responsibilities regarding the commercialization of opioids have been the main
difference with respect to other countries such as Spain in the use and abuse of opioids.

Keywords:

Opioids; responsibility; pharmaceutical industry; addiction; pain.

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Authors

  • Joel Piqué-Buisan - Observatori d’Humanitats en Medicina, Fundació Hospital d’Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa / Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya

  • Irene Cambra-Badii - Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya / Grupo de investigación en Metodología, Métodos, Modelos y Resultados de las Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud (M3O). Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Bienestar. Centro de Estudios Sanitarios y Sociales (CESS). Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya

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