: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs …

: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs …

(CDA) but avoid classification as illegal and detection in standard drug tests. To conduct the analysis, I have assembled a … seizures, random mandatory drug test results, various measures of harm, violence, and causes of death. I first document a large … NPS. The analysis exploits cross-prison variation in the initial size of the drug market and shows high-intensity NPS …

by a PHO, prescriptions were restricted to a month's supply of the drug, and doses must be dispensed daily, under … supervision, in a pharmacy. I identify a sample of opioids addicts in administrative social security data and study their response … benzodiazepines following the reform. To examine subsequent health, labor market, and drug abuse-related outcomes, I additionally …

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 …