This paper uses a unique dataset to examine the economics of cross-border drug smuggling. Our results reveal that loads … are generally quite large (median 30 kg), but with substantial variance within and across drug types. Males and females …

This study is an empirical assessment of the impact of the drug decriminalization policy followed by Portugal in July … sequence of the policy change. This result contrasts with the argument that softer drug law enforcement necessarily leads to … lower prices and, consequently, to higher drug usage rates and dependence. …

, on the instances of liquor and drug law violations on campuses, as measured by the number of arrests for liquor and drug … students in fraternities (but not sororities) is associated with an increase in the number of arrests for drug law violations …

: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs …

(CDA) but avoid classification as illegal and detection in standard drug tests. To conduct the analysis, I have assembled a … seizures, random mandatory drug test results, various measures of harm, violence, and causes of death. I first document a large … NPS. The analysis exploits cross-prison variation in the initial size of the drug market and shows high-intensity NPS …

explaining the rise in illicit drug use among the U.S. middle class requires an interaction of socio-economic decline and falling … system. Extending mental health care could motivate the mentally distressed to abstain from illicit drug consumption. …

This paper investigates the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal using the Synthetic Control Method. The … applied econometric methodology compares Portuguese drug-related variables with the ones extracted from a convex combination … in the number of heroine and cocaine seizures, a decrease in the number of offenses and drug-related deaths, and a …