Variables Description
Interest Group Type
HEALTH_CJ Categorical Variable, which groups speaker orgs based on either health focus, criminal justice (CJ) focus, or other
FED_STATE Categorical Variable, which groups speaker orgs based on either federal gov agency, state agency, local agency, regional group of agencies, or private entities
Problem Definition - Supply
ps_OPR Word count of problem definition (WCPD) blaming the characteristics of opioid prescriptions
ps_OPRS_H WCPD blaming opioid prescriptions for heroin use
ps_prescrip WCPD generally blaming overprescription of opioids
ps_Prescribers WCPD blaming prescribers for overprescribing
ps_Prescrib_Ed WCPD blaming lack of prescriber education
ps_vital WCPD blaming 5th vital sign of pain
ps_Manuf WCPD blaming drug manufacturers
ps_FDA WCPD blaming FDA
ps_Left WCPD blaming diversion of left-over prescriptions
ps_BadApp WCPD blaming bad apples for increasing drug supply
ps_Foreign WCPD blaming foreign actors for increasing drug supply
Problem Definition - Demand
pd_Disease WCPD acknowleding addiction as a disease
pd_Quality WCPD blaming poor quality of addiction treatment
pd_PSE WCPD blaming psychological, sociological, environmental or economical (PSEE) factors
pd_CJ WCPD blaming the mischaracterization of the problem as a CJ problem rather than a health problem
pd_MAT WCPD blaming poor access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
pd_Access WCPD blaming poor access to Treatment Generally
Solutions - Demand
ds_PSE Word count of solutions (WCS) addressing PSEE factors
ds_Prevent WCS addressing demand side prevention (excluse preventioon of supply tactics)
ds_Stigma WCS addressing stigma
ds_MAT WCS increasing access to MAT
ds_Access WCS increasing access to Treatment Generally
ds_Quality WCS increasing quality of Treatment
ds_ODR WCS increasing access to Overdose Reversal Medications
ds_Samari WCS passage or strengthening of Good Samaritan Laws
ds_Coordinate WCS coordinating between CJ and Health actors
Problem Definition - Supply
ds_Divert2PH WCS that are alterntives to incarceration, like drug courts or treatment
ss_Take WCS involving drug take back programs
ss_PDMP WCS regarding Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP)
ss_Reg WCS involving rescheduling, adding black box labels, or regulation of opioids
ss_New WCS funding new drugs to address pain, with the intent of decreasing the prescribing of opioids
ss_Guide WCS promoting prescriber guidelines
ss_Cautious WCS calling for more cautious prescribing practices generally
ss_Prescrib_Ed WCS of prescriber or distributor education
ss_Crim_Enforce WCS commitment to criminal enforcement
Theme Definitions
ss_Penalt WCS increasing or creating new criminal penalities
Problem_Supply Total WC of all subcategories that define the problem as an issue of drug supply
Problem_Demand Total WC of all subcategories that define the problem as the demand for drugs
Solutions_Demand Total WC of all subcategories that propose soltions aimed at decreasing the demand
Solutions_Supply Total WC of all subcategories that propose solutions aimed at decreasing the supply of drugs
Other
TOTAL WORDS Total WC of all words in each case