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 …

The opioid crisis, health, healthcare, and crime: A review of quasi-experimental economic studies

JC Maclean, J Mallatt, CJ Ruhm… - The ANNALS of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We review quasi-experimental studies that examine the relationship of opioids to health,
healthcare, and crime in the US Our findings align with the general perception that the …

The scope, nature, and causes of child abuse and neglect

SA Font, K Maguire-Jack - The ANNALS of the American …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Child maltreatment is a complex problem affecting millions of children in the United States
every year. This article examines existing knowledge on the scope, nature, and causes of …

The hazards of unwinding the prescription opioid epidemic: Implications for child maltreatment

MF Evans, MC Harris, LM Kessler - American Economic Journal …, 2022 - aeaweb.org
Child maltreatment has significant and long-lasting consequences. We examine how two
interventions designed to curtail prescription opioid misuse, the reformulation of OxyContin …

The drug crisis and the living arrangements of children

K Buckles, WN Evans, EMJ Lieber - Journal of Health Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
We examine the impact of the US drug crisis on children's living arrangements. Because
factors that lead to drug use could also alter family structure, we instrument for the intensity …

[PDF][PDF] A manufactured tragedy: The origins and deep ripples of the opioid epidemic

C Arteaga, V Barone - 2022 - carolinaarteaga.com
This paper studies the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic. Drawing on
unsealed records from state litigation against Purdue Pharma, we exploit detailed features of …

The effects of opioid use during pregnancy on infant health and well-being

J Pac, C Durrance, L Berger… - The ANNALS of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We estimate the causal effects of infants' exposure to opioids in utero on their health at birth
and on the likelihood that their parents will be the subjects of subsequent reports to child …

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 …

Effects of prescription opioids on employment, earnings, marriage, disability and mortality: Evidence from state opioid control policies

R Kaestner, E Ziedan - Labour Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents estimates of the effects of state prescription opioid control policies on
prescription opioid sales, mortality and socioeconomic outcomes of adults. Results indicate …

The impact of state-level prenatal substance use policies on infant foster care entry in the United States

DN Atkins, CP Durrance - Children and Youth Services Review, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The United States is facing a substance use crisis. One consequence,
resulting from overdose deaths, arrests, parental and prenatal substance use, is increased …