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The Economics Behind the Epidemic : Afghan Opium Price and Prescription Opioids in the US
Deiana, Claudio - 2020
We investigate the effect of variations in the price of opium in Afghanistan on per capita dispensation of prescription opioids in the US. Quarterly county-level data for 2003-2016 indicate that reductions in opium prices significantly increase the quantity of opioids prescribed. The increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843718
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The economics behind the epidemic : Afghan opium price and prescription opioids in the US
Deiana, Claudio; Giua, Ludovica; Nisticò, Roberto - 2019
We investigate the effect of variations in the price of opium in Afghanistan on per capita dispensation of prescription opioids in the US. Quarterly county-level data for 2003-2016 indicate that reductions in opium prices significantly increase the quantity of opioids prescribed. The increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153296
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Investigating the Complexity of Naloxone Distribution : Which Policies Matter for Pharmacies and Potential Recipients
Smart, Rosanna; Powell, David; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Despite efforts to address the opioid crisis, opioid-related overdoses remain a significant contributor to mortality. State efforts to reduce overdose deaths by removing barriers to naloxone have recently focused on pharmacy channels, but the specifics of these laws and the contexts in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250160
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Opium Price Shocks and Prescription Opioids in the US
Deiana, Claudio; Giua, Ludovica; Nisticò, Roberto - 2020
We investigate the effect of opium price shocks on the per capita dispensation of prescription opioids in the US. Using quarterly county-level data for 2003-2016, three main results emerge. First, reductions in opium prices significantly increase the quantity of opioids prescribed, and the more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014107461
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Price Sensitivity and Information Barriers to the Take-up of Naloxone
Jacobson, Mireille; Powell, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
in the United States to study the impacts on online purchases of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug. Advertising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014468229
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Running ahead of Pandemics : Achieving In-Advance Antiviral Drugs
Pannu, Jassi - 2020
search of an effective therapeutic drug. Experimental drugs developed for other infections, such as Gilead's remdesivir, have … developing broad-spectrum drugs.These drugs, however, confront a market failure: what firm will invest millions developing a drug …-spectrum antiviral drugs developed up to phase III clinical trials in the FDA drug approval process. I also emphasize the importance of …
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The Information Prescription for Drug Regulation
Bernstein, Anita; Bernstein, Joseph - 2013
Before it can sell a prescription drug lawfully in interstate commerce, a manufacturer must prove to the satisfaction … of the Food and Drug Administration that the drug is both safe and effective. Congress approved this requirement in 1962 … unanimously. Four decades of changes in the drug market have reshaped this regulatory hurdle. This article makes detailed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058315
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The Welfare Implications of Addictive Substances : A Longitudinal Study of Life Satisfaction of Drug Users
Moschion, Julie - 2017
This paper provides an empirical test of the rational addiction model, used in economics to model individuals' consumption of addictive substances, versus the utility misprediction model, used in psychology to explain the discrepancy between people's decision and their subsequent experiences. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012942107
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Australia's Bad Drug Deal : High Pharmaceutical Prices
Breadon, Peter - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013007472
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A Path Out : Prescription Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Suicide
Borgschulte, Mark - 2018
In this paper we investigate the dual role of supply restrictions and drug treatment in combating the concurrent rise … decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923237