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Is Recreational Marijuana a Gateway to Harder Drug Use and Crime?

Sabia, Joseph J.; Dave, Dhaval; Alotaibi, Fawaz; Rees, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs), which legalize the possession of small quantities of marijuana for recreational use, have been adopted by 18 states and the District of Columbia. Opponents argue that RML-induced increases in marijuana consumption will serve as a "gateway" to harder drug use...

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Have Recreational Marijuana Laws Undermined Public Health Progress on Adult Tobacco Use?

Dave, Dhaval; Liang, Yang; Pesko, Michael F.; Phillips, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Public health experts caution that legalization of recreational marijuana may normalize smoking and undermine the decades-long achievements of tobacco control policy. However, very little is known about the impact of recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) on adult tobacco use. Using information from...

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The Effects of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Employment and Earnings

Dave, Dhaval; Liang, Yang; Muratori, Caterina; Sabia, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Despite nearly 70 percent of the American public supporting legalization of recreational marijuana, opponents argue that increased marijuana use may diminish motivation, impede cognitive function, and harm health, each of which could adversely affect adults' economic wellbeing. This study is the...

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The Effect of E-cigarette Taxes on Substance Use

Dave, Dhaval; Liang, Yang; Maclean, Johanna Catherine; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Public health advocates warn that the rapid growth of legal markets for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) may generate a "gateway" to marijuana and harder drug consumption, particularly among teenagers. This study is the first to explore the effects of ENDS taxes on substance use. We...

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Can Anti-Vaping Policies Curb Drinking Externalities? Evidence from E-Cigarette Taxation and Traffic Fatalities

Dave, Dhaval; Liang, Yang; Maclean, Johanna Catherine; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Teenage drinking is a top public health concern, generating social costs of over $28 billion per year, including substantial external costs associated with alcohol-related traffic fatalities. At the same time, the high rate of electronic cigarette ("e-cigarette") use among teenagers has become a...

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Schools, Job Flexibility, and Married Women's Labor Supply : Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hansen, Benjamin; Sabia, Joseph J.; Schaller, Jessamyn - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

school-aged children, while remote work may mitigate effects for mothers of younger children … associated with significant increases in employment and hours among married women with school-aged children, with no measurable … effects on labor supply in comparison groups. Employment effects of school reopenings are concentrated among mothers of older …

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Cigarette Taxes and Teen Marijuana Use

Anderson, D. Mark - 2020

The spillover effect of cigarette taxes on youth marijuana use has been the subject of intense public debate. Opponents of cigarette taxes warn that tax hikes will cause youths to substitute toward marijuana. On the other hand, public health experts often claim that because tobacco is a...

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Did the War on Terror Ignite an Opioid Epidemic?

Cesur, Resul - 2019

Grim national statistics about the U.S. opioid crisis are increasingly well known to the American public. Far less well known is that U.S. war veterans are at ground zero of the epidemic, facing an overdose rate twice that of civilians. Post-9/11 deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq have exposed...

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Combat exposure, cigarette consumption, and substance use

Cesur, Resul; Chesney, Alexander; Sabia, Joseph J. - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 54 (2016) 3, pp. 1705-1726

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Child Access Prevention Laws and Juvenile Firearm-Related Homicides

Anderson, D. Mark - 2018

Debate over safe-storage gun regulations has captured public attention in the aftermath of several high-profile shootings committed by minors. Whether these laws actually decrease youth gun violence, however, is an unanswered question. Using data from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports for...

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