In response to the opioid crisis, US states have implemented policies to reduce the dispensing of opioids and curb drug mortality. Exploiting a long panel of county-level data, we analyse the combination of demand- and supply-side state opioid policies and evaluate their effect on opioids per capita dispensed and their unintended fallouts on drug-related crime. We demonstrate that only laws targeting the supply for opioids reduce the volume of prescribed drugs, while demand-side policies are less effective. We also emphasize that within supply-side state regulations, Pain Management Clinics Laws are the most successful in reducing the dispensation of prescription opioids. Remarkably, the drop in opioids distributed due to supply-side regulations is accompanied by negative externalities in the local market for illicit drugs.
DEIANA Claudio;
GIUA Ludovica;
2021-04-27
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
JRC123723
1935-1682 (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC123723,
10.1515/bejeap-2020-0253 (online),
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