Opioid Control Policies Can Also Reduce Domestic Violence.

IF 2 3区 医学 Q2 ECONOMICS
Health economics Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI:10.1002/hec.4960
Andrei Barbos, Minglu Sun
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Abstract

Opioid abuse is an issue of serious concern in the United States, and it has been the focus of a multitude of state and federal level policies. Such policies can raise cost versus benefit considerations, which besides direct effects, must also account for potential second-order unintended consequences. We investigate the possibility of an important spillover of effective opioid control policies on reducing domestic violence. To this aim, we exploit the staggered implementation of the Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, which required health care providers to consult an electronic database before prescribing and/or dispersing controlled substances. These programs have been shown to be effective at reducing the utilization of prescription opioids. Our analysis suggests that they may have also decreased the instances of intimate partner assaults, driven primarily by a decrease in simple assaults.

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Health economics
Health economics 医学-卫生保健
CiteScore
3.60
自引率
4.80%
发文量
177
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: This Journal publishes articles on all aspects of health economics: theoretical contributions, empirical studies and analyses of health policy from the economic perspective. Its scope includes the determinants of health and its definition and valuation, as well as the demand for and supply of health care; planning and market mechanisms; micro-economic evaluation of individual procedures and treatments; and evaluation of the performance of health care systems. Contributions should typically be original and innovative. As a rule, the Journal does not include routine applications of cost-effectiveness analysis, discrete choice experiments and costing analyses. Editorials are regular features, these should be concise and topical. Occasionally commissioned reviews are published and special issues bring together contributions on a single topic. Health Economics Letters facilitate rapid exchange of views on topical issues. Contributions related to problems in both developed and developing countries are welcome.
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