We analyze a unique data set detailing the financial activities of a drug-selling street gang on a monthly basis over a …, contain detailed information on both the sources of revenues (e.g. drug sales, extortion) and expenditrues (e.g. costs of … drugs sold, weapons, tribute to the central gang organization, wages paid to various levels of the gang). Street-level drug …

This paper analyzes the effects of illicit drug use on the labor supply of a sample of young adults using data from the … consistent with those of previous researchers. and suggest that illicit drug use has large, negative effects on labor supply. The … longitudinal results. however, suggest that illicit drug use does not have a significant adverse impact on labor supply …

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), which record a patient's opioid prescribing history. While few providers …

Despite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policy makers for effective interventions … prescription drug monitoring (PDMP) programs which is a key policy targeting the non-medical use of Rx drugs. Based on objective … utilization rates by actually requiring providers to query the PDMP prior to prescribing a controlled drug, are significantly …

revived. This paper attempts to inform this debate by providing some evidence on the effects of illicit drug prices and legal … sanctions for drug possession and sale on youth drug use. Data on cocaine and marijuana use by high school seniors are taken …