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A path out : prescription drug abuse, treatment, and suicide
Borgschulte, Mark; Corredor-Waldron, Adriana; Marshall, … - 2018
In this paper we investigate the dual role of supply restrictions and drug treatment in combating the concurrent rise … of opioid abuse and suicide in the United States over the last two decades. We find that supply-side interventions … decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814692
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A Path Out : Prescription Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Suicide
Borgschulte, Mark - 2018
In this paper we investigate the dual role of supply restrictions and drug treatment in combating the concurrent rise … of opioid abuse and suicide in the United States over the last two decades. We find that supply-side interventions … decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923237
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The Economics Behind the Epidemic : Afghan Opium Price and Prescription Opioids in the US
Deiana, Claudio - 2020
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843718
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Medicaid, Marijuana and Opioids : Is Prescription Access to Blame?
Anders, John - 2019
Is the opioid epidemic attributable to prescription painkillers becoming more accessible? I find that, for an average county, Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act caused approximately 175,000 more opioid units to be prescribed per year, and 4 additional opioid-related deaths per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012898166
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The Welfare Implications of Addictive Substances : A Longitudinal Study of Life Satisfaction of Drug Users
Moschion, Julie - 2017
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012942107
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Behavioral responses to supply-side drug policy during the opioid epidemic
Balestra, Simone; Liebert, Helge; Maestas, Nicole; … - 2022
: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177127
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Behavioral responses to supply-side drug policy during the opioid epidemic
Balestra, Simone; Liebert, Helge; Maestas, Nicole; … - 2022
: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013184104
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The downward spiral
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2022
There have been more than 500,000 opioid overdose deaths since 2000. To analyze the opioid epidemic, we construct a model where individuals, with and without pain, choose whether to misuse opioids knowing the probabilities of addiction and dying. These odds are functions of opioid use. Markov...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887735
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The intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence: evidence from administrative data
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin - 2020
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
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The intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence : evidence from administrative data
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin - 2020
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/10012232057