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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...
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in the United States to study the impacts on online purchases of naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug. Advertising …
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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...
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cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using unique and high-frequency data on prescription drug sales and by exploiting the …
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To address the opioid crisis, it is crucial to understand its origins. We provide evidence for the intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence. Our analysis is based on administrative data covering the universe of Austrian births from 1984 to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and...
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To address the opioid crisis, it is crucial to understand its origins. We provide descriptive evidence for the intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence. Our analysis is based on administrative data covering the universe of Austrian births from 1984 to 1990. We consider prescription...
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To address the opioid crisis, it is crucial to understand its origins. We provide evidence for the intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence. Our analysis is based on administrative data covering the universe of Austrian births from 1984 to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239591
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 …
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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 …
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The opioid epidemic is a national public health emergency. As the number of fatal overdoses and drug abuse skyrockets … examined the effects of policies introduced by states to restrict prescription drug supply on drug abuse, there is no study … analyzing their effects on children. This paper estimates the effect of must-access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs …
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