This paper investigates the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal using the Synthetic Control Method. The … applied econometric methodology compares Portuguese drug-related variables with the ones extracted from a convex combination … in the number of heroine and cocaine seizures, a decrease in the number of offenses and drug-related deaths, and a …

by a PHO, prescriptions were restricted to a month's supply of the drug, and doses must be dispensed daily, under … benzodiazepines following the reform. To examine subsequent health, labor market, and drug abuse-related outcomes, I additionally … exploit regional variation in PHO strictness affecting the likelihood that addicts opt to quit the drug due to the reform. I …

scarce, people face difficult choices. This general concept holds true in the field of drug addiction treatment as well … the key methodological principles of economic evaluation in the field of drug addiction, and a summary of the findings of … evaluations of drug use treatment published between 2000 and November 2006. Overall, findings indicate that drug addiction …

to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and have a close proxy for addiction to illicit opioids. We find that, if at …

to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and have a close proxy for addiction to illicit opioids. We find that, if at …

births from 1984 to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and a new proxy for addiction to illicit opioids. We find that, if …

segundo ocorrências e massa [Drug Seizures in the State of São Paulo: An In-Depth View of Drug Seizures Broken Down by Number … of Incidents and Drug Amounts], conducted by Instituto Sou da Paz to encourage a discussion about Brazil’s drug policy …. The study focuses on drug incidents in the state of São Paulo, the richest and most populous in Brazil, which accounts for …