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== Career ==
== Career ==
Jick is known for researching the negative and positive effects of pharmaceutical drugs. A 1977 study by him and his assistant Jane Porter reported that no more than one patient per 3,600 died because of incorrect drug prescriptions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/02/28/study-lowers-estimate-of-prescription-drug-toll/7a0f3bb0-2cfc-4010-a540-234b28fd3340/ | title=Study Lowers Estimate Of Prescription Drug Toll | work=The Washington Post | date=28 February 1977 | accessdate=25 June 2017 | author=Cohn, Victor}}</ref> The "Porter–Jick study" was mentioned in the [[Hulu]] miniseries [[Dopesick (miniseries)|''Dopesick'']] and Jick was portrayed by theatre actor [[Mark Jacoby]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=A Guide to the Real-Life Events From Hulu’s 'Dopesick' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37885480/dopesick-on-hulu-timeline/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ELLE |language=en-us}}</ref> In 1980, Jick and Porter published the letter "[[Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics]]", which has been cited to argue that [[opioid]]s are rarely addictive.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-companies-1980-doctors-letter-widespread-opioids-use/ | title=How drug companies used 1980 doctor's letter to usher in widespread opioids use | work=CBS News | date=1 June 2017 | accessdate=25 June 2017 | agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Sarah |date=2017-06-02 |title=The One-Paragraph Letter From 1980 That Fueled the Opioid Crisis |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/nejm-letter-opioids/528840/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kounang |first=Nadia |date=2017-06-01 |title=One short letter's huge impact on the opioid epidemic |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/health/opioid-epidemic-1980-letter-origins-study/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Jick has said that this study had multiple limitations, such as that it only pertained to patients in the hospital, and did not assess the risk of addiction when opioids were prescribed in outpatient settings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/science/the-delicate-balance-of-pain-and-addiction.html | title=The Delicate Balance Of Pain and Addiction | work=The New York Times | date=25 November 2003 | accessdate=25 June 2017 | author=Meier, Barry}}</ref><ref name="Quinones2015">{{cite book|author=Quinones, Sam|author-link=Sam Quinones|title=Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wpfKBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA107|date=21 April 2015|publisher=Bloomsbury USA|isbn=978-1-62040-250-4|page=107}}</ref>
Jick is known for researching the negative and positive effects of pharmaceutical drugs. A 1977 study by him and his assistant Jane Porter reported that no more than one patient per 3,600 died because of incorrect drug prescriptions.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/02/28/study-lowers-estimate-of-prescription-drug-toll/7a0f3bb0-2cfc-4010-a540-234b28fd3340/ | title=Study Lowers Estimate Of Prescription Drug Toll | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=28 February 1977 | accessdate=25 June 2017 | author=Cohn, Victor}}</ref> The "Porter–Jick study" was mentioned in the [[Hulu]] miniseries [[Dopesick (miniseries)|''Dopesick'']] and Jick was portrayed by theatre actor [[Mark Jacoby]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=A Guide to the Real-Life Events From Hulu's 'Dopesick' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37885480/dopesick-on-hulu-timeline/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ELLE |language=en-us}}</ref> In 1980, Jick and Porter published the letter "[[Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics]]", which has been cited to argue that [[opioid]]s are rarely addictive.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-companies-1980-doctors-letter-widespread-opioids-use/ | title=How drug companies used 1980 doctor's letter to usher in widespread opioids use | work=CBS News | date=1 June 2017 | accessdate=25 June 2017 | agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Sarah |date=2017-06-02 |title=The One-Paragraph Letter From 1980 That Fueled the Opioid Crisis |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/nejm-letter-opioids/528840/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kounang |first=Nadia |date=2017-06-01 |title=One short letter's huge impact on the opioid epidemic |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/health/opioid-epidemic-1980-letter-origins-study/index.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Jick has said that this study had multiple limitations, such as that it only pertained to patients in the hospital, and did not assess the risk of addiction when opioids were prescribed in outpatient settings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/science/the-delicate-balance-of-pain-and-addiction.html | title=The Delicate Balance Of Pain and Addiction | work=The New York Times | date=25 November 2003 | accessdate=25 June 2017 | author=Meier, Barry}}</ref><ref name="Quinones2015">{{cite book|author=Quinones, Sam|author-link=Sam Quinones|title=Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wpfKBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA107|date=21 April 2015|publisher=Bloomsbury USA|isbn=978-1-62040-250-4|page=107}}</ref>


Outside of medicine, Jick is the author of the book ''A Listener's Guide to Mozart's Music''.<ref>{{cite journal |date=April 2001 |title=Hershel Jick |journal=The Lancet |volume=357 |issue=9264 |pages=1302 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04418-4 |s2cid=54336907}}</ref>
Outside of medicine, Jick is the author of the book ''A Listener's Guide to Mozart's Music''.<ref>{{cite journal |date=April 2001 |title=Hershel Jick |journal=The Lancet |volume=357 |issue=9264 |pages=1302 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04418-4 |s2cid=54336907}}</ref>

Revision as of 18:00, 2 March 2023

Hershel Jick
Born (1931-12-01) December 1, 1931 (age 92)
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (MD)
Academic work
DisciplineMedicine
Sub-disciplinePharmacology
Pharmaceutical research
InstitutionsBoston University

Hershel M. Jick (born December 1, 1931) is an American medical researcher and associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, where he was formerly the director of the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program.

Education

Jick graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1956 and completed an internal medicine residency and clinical pharmacology fellowship.[1]

Career

Jick is known for researching the negative and positive effects of pharmaceutical drugs. A 1977 study by him and his assistant Jane Porter reported that no more than one patient per 3,600 died because of incorrect drug prescriptions.[2] The "Porter–Jick study" was mentioned in the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and Jick was portrayed by theatre actor Mark Jacoby.[3] In 1980, Jick and Porter published the letter "Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics", which has been cited to argue that opioids are rarely addictive.[4][5][6] Jick has said that this study had multiple limitations, such as that it only pertained to patients in the hospital, and did not assess the risk of addiction when opioids were prescribed in outpatient settings.[7][8]

Outside of medicine, Jick is the author of the book A Listener's Guide to Mozart's Music.[9]

References

  1. ^ Read "Adverse Drug Event Reporting: The Roles of Consumers and Health-Care Professionals: Workshop Summary" at NAP.edu.
  2. ^ Cohn, Victor (28 February 1977). "Study Lowers Estimate Of Prescription Drug Toll". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "A Guide to the Real-Life Events From Hulu's 'Dopesick'". ELLE. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ^ "How drug companies used 1980 doctor's letter to usher in widespread opioids use". CBS News. Associated Press. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ Zhang, Sarah (2017-06-02). "The One-Paragraph Letter From 1980 That Fueled the Opioid Crisis". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  6. ^ Kounang, Nadia (2017-06-01). "One short letter's huge impact on the opioid epidemic". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  7. ^ Meier, Barry (25 November 2003). "The Delicate Balance Of Pain and Addiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. ^ Quinones, Sam (21 April 2015). Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Bloomsbury USA. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-62040-250-4.
  9. ^ "Hershel Jick". The Lancet. 357 (9264): 1302. April 2001. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04418-4. S2CID 54336907.


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