I’d like to write a localization about the opioid crisis in the US. This is something that is wreaking havoc all over the country but gets relatively little coverage, and gets pushed aside for other news. In light of the recent scandal with Purdue Pharma and the lawsuit against it, I think this could make an interesting story. It is a potential that Wake students do not know much and are not directly affected by the crisis, but I hope to find some students who are well informed. This is a big issue on the Cherokee Reservation close to my hometown, so I hope to learn more about how the crisis affects individuals and communities in my research even if that does not necessarily come out in the story. This story is one that gets swept aside, whether intentionally or not, so I am interested to see what students know or do not know about it.
Potential sources:
https://www.statnews.com/2019/09/16/if-purdue-pharma-declares-bankruptcy-what-would-it-mean-for-lawsuits-against-the-opioid-manufacturer/
https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/health/purdue-pharma-opioids-settlement.html