Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180409 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11391
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this paper we investigate the dual role of supply restrictions and drug treatment in combating the concurrent rise of opioid abuse and suicide in the United States over the last two decades. We find that supply-side interventions decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an inherent risk of suicide. Our findings support an important role for access to treatment services in policies designed to combat the opioid epidemic.
Subjects: 
drug addiction treatment
drug abuse
prescription drugs
PDMP
suicide
JEL: 
I12
I18
D11
D12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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