Although immigrant youth have lower rates of substance use than US born youth, whether substance use varies by generation and time in the US is unclear. This study examines adolescent alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use by generation/time in US (i.e., first generation, in US ≤4 years; first...

The notion that the tort liability system deters negligence in health care has been invoked to make the "business case for patient safety." However, existing data on the relationship between hospital adverse events and malpractice claims typically are interpreted as evidence that the tort system...