We examine the effects of must-access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and recent regulations limiting the …

previous drug epidemics; this finding is consistent with the pharmacological difference between opioids and stimulant … substances (e.g., cocaine) that dominated earlier drug epidemic periods characterized by higher levels of crime. Through the …

We study the spillover effects of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on crime, and in the process inform how … a decrease in crime-related arrests as well as drug-related arrests. Overall, these results provide additional evidence …

We examine the impact of the drug crisis that has unfolded over the last three decades in the United States on children … point in a child's life, we measure children's exposure to the crisis with the cumulative drug-related mortality of likely … fostered the development of the drug crisis. Our results indicate that OLS and 2SLS estimates are nearly identical and the …

, we find that over a longer time horizon, reformulation stimulated illicit drug markets to grow and evolve. We compare …

In September 1997, the anti-obesity drugs Pondimin and Redux, ingredients in the popular drug combination fen … how consumers respond to drug withdrawals. In theory, remaining drugs in the therapeutic class could enjoy competitive … benefits, or suffer negative spillovers, from the withdrawal of a competing drug. Our findings suggest that, while the …