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2012 Commission on Narcotic Drugs : Report of Proceedings – IDPC Report

Taylor, Dave Bewley; Hallam, Christopher - 2012

2012 marks the centenary of the international drug control system and the first instance of a state being moved to … denounce formally any of the UN drug control treaties. The 55th session of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND), held in … with the UN’s fundamental architecture for drug control. Alongside these opposing perspectives more familiar debates …

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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...

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The Effect of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries on Opioid and Heroin Overdose Mortality

Garin, Julio; Pohl, Vincent; Smith, Rhet A. - 2019

Opioid overdose is the most common cause of accidental death in the United States and no policy response has been able to contain this epidemic to date. We examine whether local access to medical cannabis can reduce opioid-related mortality. Using a unique data set of medical cannabis...

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