Campaign Contributions From Political Action Committees to Members of Congressional Committees Responding to the Opioid Crisis

JAMA. 2018 Oct 9;320(14):1489-1491. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.11338.

Abstract

This study examines recent campaign contributions to members of US congressional committees responsible for legislating on the opioid crisis by political action committees (PACs) associated with firms under investigation for having contributed to the crisis.

MeSH terms

  • Conflict of Interest*
  • Drug Industry / ethics*
  • Economics*
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Humans
  • Lobbying*
  • Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Politics*
  • United States / epidemiology