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, we find that over a longer time horizon, reformulation stimulated illicit drug markets to grow and evolve. We compare …
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search of an effective therapeutic drug. Experimental drugs developed for other infections, such as Gilead's remdesivir, have … developing broad-spectrum drugs.These drugs, however, confront a market failure: what firm will invest millions developing a drug …-spectrum antiviral drugs developed up to phase III clinical trials in the FDA drug approval process. I also emphasize the importance of …
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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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Despite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policy makers for effective interventions … prescription drug monitoring (PDMP) programs which is a key policy targeting the non-medical use of Rx drugs. Based on objective … utilization rates by actually requiring providers to query the PDMP prior to prescribing a controlled drug, are significantly …
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We study the spillover effects of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on crime, and in the process inform how … a decrease in crime-related arrests as well as drug-related arrests. Overall, these results provide additional evidence …
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opioid mortality can be reduced without restricting opioid access …
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This paper provides an empirical test of the rational addiction model, used in economics to model individuals' consumption of addictive substances, versus the utility misprediction model, used in psychology to explain the discrepancy between people's decision and their subsequent experiences. By...
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drug use conduct norms. Conceptualization centres on the short and long-term implications of heroin's reported resurgence … on emergent street drug markets …
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Drug addiction reflects abnormal operation of normal neural circuitry. More than physical dependence, addiction … growing biological understanding of addiction, it is critical for scientists to play an active role in drug policy because, as … strategies for a rational, customized approach to drug addiction …
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drug and property offenders. In Study 1, we examined how frequently alternative sentences actually were imposed. We found …
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