Does drug decriminalization increase unintentional drug overdose deaths?

被引：5
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作者：
Spencer, Noah [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, 150 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada
来源：
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS | 2023年 / 91卷
关键词：
Drug decriminalization; Illicit drugs; Synthetic control method; LAWS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102798
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper evaluates the causal effect of drug decriminalization on unintentional drug overdose deaths in a context with relatively poor access to drug treatment services. Using the synthetic control method, I find that when Oregon decriminalized small amounts of drugs in February 2021, it caused 182 additional unintentional drug overdose deaths to occur in Oregon in 2021. This represents a 23% increase over the number of unintentional drug overdose deaths predicted if Oregon had not decriminalized drugs.
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