RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center
Our work in RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center
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A Transitioning Epidemic: How The Opioid Crisis Is Driving The Rise In Hepatitis C
The OxyContin reformulation led some users of the drug to switch to heroin, which could have exposed them to the hepatitis C virus.
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Supply-Side Drug Policy in the Presence of Substitutes: Evidence from the Introduction of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
Supply-side interventions which limit access to opioids may have the unintended consequence of increasing use of substitute drugs, including heroin.
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A Supply Side Perspective on the Opioid Crisis
In light of the changing opioid problem, as well as the unprecedented duration of it, it seems critical to re‐assess strategies for solving the current epidemic.
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Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions and Deaths Related to Pain Killers?
The findings suggest that broader access to medical marijuana facilitates substitution of marijuana for powerful and addictive opioids.
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Prescription Opiates and Opioid Abuse: Regulatory Efforts to Limit Diversion From Medical Markets to Black Markets in the United States
This study describes the main theories explaining the explosion in opioid misuse in the United States as well as the primary public and private policies that have been attempted to reduce the supply, demand, and harms.