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Auteur D. POWELL |
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R. L. PACULA ; D. POWELL ; P. HEATON ; E. L. SEVIGNY | 2015
Dans Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (Vol.34, n°1, Winter 2015) Article : PériodiqueThis paper sheds light on previous inconsistencies identified in the literature regarding the relationship between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and recreational marijuana use by closely examining the importance of policy dimensions (registratio[...]If medical marijuana laws facilitate the substitution of marijuana for powerful and addictive pain relievers, a potential overlooked positive impact of these laws may be a reduction in the harms associated with opioid pain relievers. We study th[...]D. POWELL ; R. L. PACULA ; M. JACOBSON | 2018
Dans Journal of Health Economics (Vol.58, March 2018) Article : PériodiqueRecent work finds that medical marijuana laws reduce the daily doses filled for opioid analgesics among Medicare Part-D and Medicaid enrollees, as well as population-wide opioid overdose deaths. We replicate the result for opioid overdose deaths[...]Overdose deaths from prescription opioid pain relievers nearly quadrupled between 1999 and 2010, making this the worst drug overdose epidemic in U.S. history. In response, numerous supply-side interventions have aimed to limit access to opioids.[...]