determining the short, medium, and long-term impact of Portuguese decriminalization on mortality due to drug use and homicides …There is scarce empirical evidence on the impacts of drug consumption decriminalization, especially, on problematic … drug use and violence. In 2001, Portugal decriminalized the consumption of all illicit drugs. In this paper, we focus on …

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 dispensaries combined with county-level mortality data, we estimate the effect … experience 6% to 8% fewer opioid-related deaths among non-Hispanic white men. Mortality involving heroin declines by …

Drug overdose deaths, primarily due to opioid addiction, have devastated communities in almost every area of the U … of opioid dependency in communities by estimating the relationship between drug overdose deaths and entrepreneurship. In …