Economic studies on the opioid crisis: A review

JC Maclean, J Mallatt, CJ Ruhm, K Simon - 2020 - nber.org
ABSTRACT The United States has experienced an unprecedented crisis related to the
misuse of and addiction to opioids. As of 2018, 128 Americans die each day of an opioid …

Systematic review of the emerging literature on the effectiveness of naloxone access laws in the United States

R Smart, B Pardo, CS Davis - Addiction, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Naloxone access laws (NALs) have been suggested to be
an important strategy to reduce opioid‐related harm. We describe the evolution of NALs …

[PDF][PDF] The opioid crisis: prevalence and markets of opioids

EA Gardner, SA McGrath, D Dowling… - Forensic Sci …, 2022 - forensicsciencereview.com
The US opioid crisis came in three waves—prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly
manufactured fentanyls—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease …

Evaluating state-level prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) and pill mill effects on opioid consumption in pharmaceutical supply chain

A Sahebi-Fakhrabad, AH Sadeghi, R Handfield - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The opioid crisis in the United States has had devastating effects on communities across the
country, leading many states to pass legislation that limits the prescription of opioid …

Innovation in the delivery of behavioral health services

T D'Aunno, CJ Neighbors - Annual Review of Public Health, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Several factors motivate the need for innovation to improve the delivery of behavioral health
services, including increased rates of mental health and substance use disorders, limited …

Methodological challenges and proposed solutions for evaluating opioid policy effectiveness

MS Schuler, BA Griffin, M Cerdá, EE McGinty… - Health Services and …, 2021 - Springer
Opioid-related mortality increased by nearly 400% between 2000 and 2018. In response,
federal, state, and local governments have enacted a heterogeneous collection of opioid …

Punitive legal responses to prenatal drug use in the United States: A survey of state policies and systematic review of their public health impacts

E Bruzelius, K Underhill, MS Askari, S Kajeepeta… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Punitive legal responses to prenatal drug use may be associated with
unintended adverse health consequences. However, in a rapidly shifting policy climate …

Behavioral responses to supply-side drug policy during the opioid epidemic

S Balestra, H Liebert, N Maestas, TB Sherry - 2021 - nber.org
We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription
opioids across US states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring …

When effects cannot be estimated: redefining estimands to understand the effects of naloxone access laws

KE Rudolph, C Gimbrone, EC Matthay, I Diaz… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
When Effects Cannot be Estimated: Redefining Estimands to Un... : Epidemiology When Effects
Cannot be Estimated: Redefining Estimands to Understand the Effects of Naloxone Access …

State policies and buprenorphine prescribing by nurse practitioners and physician assistants

JM Harrison, R Kerber… - … Care Research and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Nurse practitioner (NP) and physician assistant (PA) prescribing can increase access to
buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. In this cross-sectional study, we used …