With a Little Help from My Friends : The Effects of Naloxone Access and Good Samaritan Laws on Opioid-Related Deaths
Daniel I. Rees, Joseph J. Sabia, Laura M. Argys, Joshua Latshaw, Dhaval Dave
In an effort to address the opioid epidemic, a majority of states have recently passed some version of a Naloxone Access Law (NAL) and/or a Good Samaritan Law (GSL). NALs allow lay persons to administer naloxone, which temporarily counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose; GSLs provide immunity from prosecution for drug possession to anyone who seeks medical assistance in the event of a drug overdose. This study is the first to examine the effect of these laws on opioid-related deaths. Using data from the National Vital Statistics System multiple cause-of-death mortality files for the period 1999-2014, we find that the adoption of a NAL is associated with a 9 to 11 percent reduction in opioid-related deaths. The estimated effect of GLSs on opioid-related deaths is of comparable magnitude, but not statistically significant at conventional levels. Finally, we find that neither NALs nor GSLs increase the recreational use of prescription painkillers
Year of publication: |
February 2017
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Authors: | Rees, Daniel I. |
Other Persons: | Dave, Dhaval (contributor) ; Latshaw, Joshua (contributor) ; Sabia, Joseph J. (contributor) ; Argys, Laura M. (contributor) |
Institutions: | National Bureau of Economic Research (contributor) |
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Cambridge, Mass : National Bureau of Economic Research |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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Series: | NBER working paper series ; no. w23171 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files Hardcopy version available to institutional subscribers. |
Other identifiers: | 10.3386/w23171 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455511
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