Publisher description: An analysis of the true costs, benefits, and consequences of enforcing drug prohibition is presented in this book. Miron argues that prohibition's effects on drug use have been modest and that prohibition has numerous side effects, most of them highly undesirable. In...

Ob Prohibition, Staatsmonopol oder Lizenzsystem, der Schlüssel zu einer effektiven Regulierung des Onlineglücksspielmarktes ist die Rechtsdurchsetzung. Es werden die sehr unterschiedlichen Regulierungsmodelle von acht europäischen Ländern hinsichtlich ihrer Ausgestaltung und ihrer...

Marktüberblick Glücksspiele und Automaten -- Sozialkonzepte als Interessenskonflikt von Glücksspielanbietern -- Wirksame Parameter in Sozialkonzepten -- Analyse bestehender Sozialkonzepte -- Empirische Prüfung auf Wirksamkeit bestehender Sozialkonzepte -- Rechtspolitische Vorschläge. .

Despite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policy makers for effective interventions, there is limited research on the effects of policies intended to limit such abuse. This study estimates the effects of prescription drug monitoring (PDMP) programs which is a...

We study the spillover effects of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on crime, and in the process inform how policies that restrict access to Rx opioids per se within the healthcare system would impact broader non-health domains. In response to the substantial increase in opioid use...

21 states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that permit marijuana use for medical purposes, often termed medical marijuana laws (MMLs). We tested the effects of MMLs adopted in seven states between 2004 and 2011 on adolescent and adult marijuana, alcohol, and hard drug use. We...