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. …

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

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 …

The opioid epidemic is a national public health emergency. As the number of fatal overdoses and drug abuse skyrockets … examined the effects of policies introduced by states to restrict prescription drug supply on drug abuse, there is no study … analyzing their effects on children. This paper estimates the effect of must-access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs …

In this paper we investigate the dual role of supply restrictions and drug treatment in combating the concurrent rise … decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an …

cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using unique and high-frequency data on prescription drug sales and by exploiting the …

In response to the epidemic of prescription-drug abuse, now 49 US states have passed legislation to establish … Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). These programs track controlled-substance prescribing and usage behavior in an … effort to improve patient outcomes and identify and preempt access by drug abusers. We exploit variation in the timing of …