Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 1,748
Cover Image
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
Cover Image
Eliminating the US drug lag : implications for drug safety
Olson, Mary K. - In: Journal of risk and uncertainty : JRU 47 (2013) 1, pp. 1-30
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222448
Cover Image
Investigating the Complexity of Naloxone Distribution : Which Policies Matter for Pharmacies and Potential Recipients
Smart, Rosanna; Powell, David; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; … - 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/10014356860
Cover Image
Effects of Opioid-Related Policies on Opioid Utilization, Nature of Medical Care, and Duration of Disability
Neumark, David; Savych, Bogdan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We examine the effects of must-access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and recent regulations limiting the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012660049
Cover Image
The Contributions of Socioeconomic and Opioid Supply Factors to Geographic Variation in U.S. Drug Mortality Rates
Monnat, Shannon - 2019
severity of the drug crisis are limited. An emerging debate is whether geographic differences in drug mortality rates are … county-level non-Hispanic white drug mortality rates for 2000-02 and 2014-16 and several socioeconomic and opioid supply …, average non-Hispanic white drug mortality rates are highest and increased the most in large metro counties. In 2014-16, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012891244
Cover Image
Economic studies on the opioid crisis : a review
Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Mallatt, Justine; Ruhm, … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395684
Cover Image
Effect of prescription opioids and prescription opioid control policies on infant health
Ziedan, Engy; Kaestner, Robert - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194934
Cover Image
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
Cover Image
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
Cover Image
The Opioid Crisis, Health, Healthcare, and Crime : A Review of Economic Studies
Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Mallatt, Justine; Ruhm, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
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 … provision of treatment to address underlying addiction and the development of strategies to effectively curtail access to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191077