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Behavioral responses to supply-side drug policy during the opioid epidemic
Balestra, Simone; Liebert, Helge; Maestas, Nicole; … - 2022
We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription opioids across U.S. states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs curtail the proliferation of prescription opioids....
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Behavioral responses to supply-side drug policy during the opioid epidemic
Balestra, Simone; Liebert, Helge; Maestas, Nicole; … - 2022
We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription opioids across U.S. states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs curtail the proliferation of prescription opioids....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013184104
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Marijuana Legalization and Interest in Marijuana : Evidence from Google Trends
Feng, Bo - 2018
The rising popularity and utilization of the Internet presents unprecedented opportunities for policy evaluation. Using data provided by Google Trends, I estimate the impacts of medical and recreational marijuana legalization on online information seeking. Search terms entered into Google Trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012932504
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Is Cannabis a Gateway to Hard Drugs?
Melberg, Hans Olav; Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line; … - 2007
The gateway hypothesis proposes that cannabis use increases the risk of starting to consume hard drugs. We test this controversial, but influential, hypothesis on a sample of cannabis users employing a unique set of drug prices. A flexible approach is developed to identify the causal gateway...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014049628
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Fixed Costs, Failing Diets : Shopping Frequency and Food Choice
Colby, Scott - 2016
From 1998 to 2009 I find that the average time between U.S. households' grocery shopping trips has steadily increased from 4.7 to 6.2 days, and from 1998 to 2006 per capita monthly consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has decreased from 130 to 112 oz. To understand these changes, a dynamic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013004345
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How to Integrate Administrative Law and Tort Law : The Regulation of Stem Cell Products
Munzer, Stephen R. - 2013
This article offers a proposal for the regulation of stem cell products by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) that corresponds to a specialized product liability scheme. It shows how product liability and administrative law can be successfully integrated to create a comprehensive legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014162099
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Do-it-yourself medicine? : the impact of light cannabis liberalization on prescription drugs
Carrieri, Vincenzo; Madio, Leonardo; Principe, Francesco - 2020
Governments worldwide are increasingly concerned about the booming CBD (cannabidiol) products. However, little is known about the impact of their liberalization. We study a unique case of unintended liberalization of a CBD-based product (light cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using...
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The Effect of Payday Loan Restrictions on Suicides and Drug Overdoses
Lu, Thanh - 2022
In this paper, I study the role of payday loan restrictions on suicide and overdose deaths. Payday lenders offer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013293856
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High on life? : medical marijuana laws and suicide
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2012
suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent … reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 … percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009529493
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High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide
Anderson, D. Mark - 2012
suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent … reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in the suicide rate of 20- through 29-year-old males, and a 9 … percent reduction in the suicide rate of 30- through 39-year-old males. Estimates of the relationship between legalization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111667