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A path out : prescription drug abuse, treatment, and suicide
Borgschulte, Mark; Corredor-Waldron, Adriana; Marshall, … - 2018
of opioid abuse and suicide in the United States over the last two decades. We find that supply-side interventions … inherent risk of suicide. Our findings support an important role for access to treatment services in policies designed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814692
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The downward spiral
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2022
There have been more than 500,000 opioid overdose deaths since 2000. To analyze the opioid epidemic, a model is constructed where individuals choose whether to use opioids recreationally, knowing the probabilities of addiction and dying. These odds are functions of recreational opioid usage....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013382024
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Behavioral responses to supply-side drug policy during the opioid epidemic
Balestra, Simone; Liebert, Helge; Maestas, Nicole; … - 2022
We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription opioids across U.S. states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs curtail the proliferation of prescription opioids....
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Do-it-yourself medicine? : the impact of light cannabis liberalization on prescription drugs
Carrieri, Vincenzo; Madio, Leonardo; Principe, Francesco - 2020
Governments worldwide are increasingly concerned about the booming CBD (cannabidiol) products. However, little is known about the impact of their liberalization. We study a unique case of unintended liberalization of a CBD-based product (light cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183060
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High on life? : medical marijuana laws and suicide
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2012
suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent … reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 … percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and …
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Temperature and mental health : evidence from the spectrum of mental health outcomes
Mullins, Jamie T.; White, Corey D. - 2019
This paper characterizes the link between ambient temperatures and a broad set of mental health outcomes. We find that higher temperatures increase emergency department visits for mental illness, suicides, and self-reported days of poor mental health. Specifically, cold temperatures reduce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110448
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The intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence: evidence from administrative data
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin - 2020
To address the opioid crisis, it is crucial to understand its origins. We provide evidence for the intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence. Our analysis is based on administrative data covering the universe of Austrian births from 1984 to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239591
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Happy pills? : mental health effects of the dramatic increase of antidepressant use
Masiero, Giuliano; Mazzonna, Fabrizio; Steinbach, Sandro - 2020
Despite the growing skepticism regarding the efficacy of antidepressants, global consumption has increased at an unprecedented rate with unknown implications for society. We estimate the causal effect of this increase on mental health outcomes using an instrumental variable strategy that...
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Marriage equality laws and youth mental health
Anderson, D. Mark; Matsuzawa, Kyutaro; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2019
suicide attempts among teen sexual minorities, nor have they decreased the likelihood of suicide planning, suicide ideation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140268
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The effects of becoming a physician on prescription drug use and mental health treatment
Anderson, D. Mark; Diris, Ron; Montizaan, Raymond; … - 2021
There is evidence that physicians disproportionately suffer from substance use disorder and mental health problems. It is not clear, however, whether these phenomena are causal. We use data on Dutch medical school applicants to examine the effects of becoming a physician on prescription drug use...
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