Search Results - subject_exact:"Drug war"

The drug war and regional social capital in Mexico

Vögele, Julian-Ferdinand; Reck, Fabian; Fidrmuc, Jarko - 2024

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The post-fentanyl urbanization of the opioid epidemic

Kucera, Alexander; Scavette, Adam; Porreca, Zachary - 2026

The geography of the U.S. opioid epidemic has shifted repeatedly across epidemic waves. After a period in which overdose mortality increasingly burdened rural and suburban communities, the fentanyl era appears to have redirected the crisis toward dense urban cores. Here, we document a post-2015...

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Cannabis use largely stable following partial legalization : cocaine use has been on the rise for several years

Bindler, Anna; Stoica, Andreea-Maria - 2026

Two years after the partial legalization of cannabis, this Weekly Report examines current developments in the German cannabis and other illicit drug markets. The analysis is based on police crime statistics, survey data, wastewater data, and price information. The number of recorded cannabis and...

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Understanding alcohol and cannabis bundling : evidence from a basket-based choice experiment

Staples, Aaron J.; Kilders, Valerie; Caputo, Vincenzina - 2026

This study uses a basket-based choice experiment with 2,010 U.S. adults to analyze alcohol and cannabis preferences in social settings following cannabis legalization. Through descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic modeling, we highlight the heterogeneous preferences consumers have for...

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Obeying in advance : Duterte's election and the onset of the Philippine drug war

Punongbayan, J. C. - 2026

I use event-level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) to estimate the impact of Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" on political violence in the Philippines. Constructing a balanced panel of 80 provinces observed weekly from January 2016 through June 2017, I estimate...

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Tracking cannabis in the national accounts

Soloveichik, Rachel - 2026

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Narco-deforestation: the environmental effects of coca cultivation

Tozzi, Giulia - 2026

This paper explores the environmental consequences of illegal drug production, specifically focusing on the impact of coca prices and cultivation on tree cover density in Peru. Using satellite imagery and granular data on the economic value of coca cultivation, I show that fluctuations in coca...

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Highlighting the collective harm : socially-framed appeals decrease intention to use drugs among people who use drugs

Xu, Sylvia Y.; Mulder, Laetitia; Rink, Floor - 2026

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Impact of legalization of recreational marijuana on drug law violations : evidence from US colleges and universities

Dills, Angela K.; Raghav, Manu - 2026

The use of various controlled and illegal substances, especially by young adults, has been a cause of much concern among policymakers, law enforcement officials, educators, and parents. State-level legalization of recreational marijuana in the United States raised concerns about potential...

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Impact of legalization of recreational marijuana on drug law violations : evidence from US colleges and universities

Dills, Angela K.; Raghav, Manu - 2026

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Exploring the quantitative impact of medical marijuana dispensaries on residential sale prices in Oklahoma

Clark, Joshua; Delgado, Michael S. - 2026

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The impact of marijuana decriminalization on crime : evidence from Atlanta

Meehan, Brian; Sharpe, Jamie; Weitkamp, Jake - 2026

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Legalization and innovation in the cannabis market

Wang, Lucy Xiaolu; Chan, Nathan W. - 2026

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How tax structures for retail cannabis shape cannabis use among youth and young adults : evidence from a volumetric choice experiment

Xu, Lei; He, Yanyun; Park, Hojin; Ma, Shaoying; Shang, Ce - 2026

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Social control of coca production : lessons from the tropic of Cochabamba, Bolivia

Ramos, Beatriz Irene; Vélez, María Alejandra; … - 2026

The Bolivian state stands out for its innovative policies in defence of the coca leaf and coca growers' rights, such as the 2004 Cato Agreement, signed between the state and coca growers to assign legal plots for coca cultivation and to launch a social control system for their monitoring. Based...

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Coca's Return and the American Overdose Fallout

Du, Xinming; Hansen, Benjamin; Zhang, Shan; Zou, Eric … - 2026

Colombian coca cultivation fell dramatically between 2000 and 2015, a period that saw intense U.S.-backed eradication and interdiction efforts. That progress reversed in 2015, when peace talks and legal rulings in Colombia opened enforcement gaps. Coca plantation has since increased to record...

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Why are opioid prescribing rates higher in rural versus urban areas?

Modestino, Alicia; Young, Gary J.; Hasan, Md Mahmudul; … - 2025

Patients in rural areas have higher rates of opioid use and overdose than those in urban areas that are linked to the greater prevalence and amounts of opioids prescribed. We merge individual claims data with county-level supply and demand factors to examine this relationship between...

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From Treatment to Safety : The Role of Substance Use Treatment in Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude; Dave, Dhaval; Erten, Bilge; … - 2026

Substance use is a well-established driver of intimate partner violence (IPV), with drug-related incidents posing persistent challenges for both public health and criminal justice systems. We examine how expanding access to substance use treatment (SUT) services affects IPV in the United States...

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What fueled the illicit opioid epidemic? : new evidence from a takeover of white powder heroin markets

Donahoe, J. Travis; Soliman, Adam - 2025

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Early hstory of cannabis use in Amsterdam

Ours, Jan C. van - 2025

Around 50 years ago, the Netherlands decriminalized cannabis for recreational use. This paper uses retrospective data on the ages at which individuals began and ceased cannabis use to reconstruct its prevalence in Amsterdam during the period surrounding the policy change. This approach enables a...

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Legalizing Cannabis : Implications for Child Maltreatment

Chen, Weiwei; Maclean, Johanna Catherine; French, Michael T. - 2026

Cannabis is the most used illicit drug in the United States. Though cannabis possession and consumption are prohibited federally, states are increasingly implementing laws that legalize this substance, initially for medical use and, more recently, for recreational use. We study the impact of...

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Substitution and complementarity in the consumption of alcohol, cannabis, and opium

Chandra, Siddharth; Doshi, Gaurav - 2025

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A two-wave death story : fentanyl overdoses in the US, bullets in Mexico

López Cruz, Iván G.; Torrens, Gustavo - 2026

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Recreational cannabis legalization and black women's marriage

Onal, Caglar - 2026

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An assessment of the implications of distribution remuneration and taxation policies on the final prices of prescription medicines : evidence from 35 countries

Leon, Giovanny; Carbonel, Christophe; Rampuria, Aparajit; … - 2025

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The impact of the war on drugs on union density : 1973-2022

Naples, Michele I. - 2026

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Hambre, desigualdad e ilegalidad : el circuito perverso del rezago social cocalero y la estigmatización del Macizo Colombiano

Alfonso R., Óscar A. - 2025

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Beyond crime : evidence on policing and marijuana dispensaries

Mughan, Sian - 2026

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Anatomy of opioid diversion : examining supply-side curtailment

Gui, Lance; Qin, Chuan; Xiao, Mo - 2025

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Cannabis regulations and crime: a meta-analysis

Castillo, María; Suescún Salazar, Cecilia; Weintraub, … - 2025

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Did Drug Decriminalization Increase Overdoses

Hall, David; Hansen, Benjamin; Matsuzawa, Kyutaro - 2026

We study the effect of drug decriminalization on overdose mortality using Oregon's Measure 110 and Washington's Blake decision. Synthetic-control estimates show that both decriminalization regimes sharply reduced drug arrests and were followed by sustained increases in overdose mortality...

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A strategic analysis of narcoterrorism : counterterrorism, terrorist extortion, and illicit drug trafficking

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd - 2026

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A strategic analysis of narcoterrorism : counterterrorism, terrorist extortion, and illicit drug trafficking

Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Sandler, Todd - 2025

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Injection practices as seen by drug users in Senegal. an analysis of a "magnifying glass" effect of global health

Ndione, Albert Gautier; Desclaux, Alice; Ba, Idrissa; … - 2025

Sharing used injection equipment is one of the main ways in which drug users run the risk of infection (e.g., with HIV, or hepatitis B and C). This has led to the introduction of harm reduction (HR) strategies, such as needle exchange programmes (NEPs). Injection use is considered to be less...

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Guide to the cannabis industry

Leung, Opal Man-Ching - 2026

"Guide to the Cannabis Industry by Opal Man-Ching Leung offers a comprehensive introduction to one of the fastest-growing and most complex emerging industries. With cannabis still illegal in many parts of the world, there are widespread gaps in public understanding about how cannabis is...

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EU drug market : MDMA : in-depth analysis

2025

EU Drug Market: MDMA describes the European MDMA market from production to trafficking, distribution and use. It details the materials, processes and players involved at different stages and levels of the market. The module takes a threat assessment approach, identifying key issues and defining...

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Sip or smoke : the link between wine consumption and cannabis use

Ghvanidze, Sophie; Ščasný, Milan; Hanf, Jon - 2025

This study examines the relationship between cannabis and wine consumption, investigating whether these substances function as substitutes or complements. Using data from an online survey of 523 German wine consumers, including 215 cannabis users, we analyze consumption across four wine...

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Public perceptions of high-cost cancer drugs and the implications for reimbursement decisions

Noh, Youran; Son, Kyung-Bok - 2025

Background Reimbursing high-cost cancer drugs presents challenges in managing uncertainty, setting appropriate prices, and controlling pharmaceutical expenditures. We examined the perspectives of the South Korean public on high-cost cancer drugs and policy options to improve reimbursement for...

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Ex-ante analysis of the costs and benefits of legalizing cannabis markets in the Czech Republic

Čihák, Jakub; Dušek, Libor; Běláčková, Vendula - 2025

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide. In countries with repressive drug policies, the costs of its prohibition plausibly outweigh the benefits. We conduct a cost-benefit analysis of cannabis legalization and regulation in the Czech Republic, taking into consideration...

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The opioid crisis, employee health capital, and corporate information production

Wang, Dongyue; Li, Leonard Leye; Lu, Louise Yi; Wilson, Mark - 2025

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The effects of layoffs on opioid use and abuse

Morthorst, Marius Opstrup; Price, David J.; Thingholm, … - 2025

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Illicit drug trafficking via postal services : a scoping review of economic-criminological context and estimation methods

Raimondi, Agnese; Chopin, Julien; Caneppele, Stefano; … - 2025

Efficient and interconnected logistics networks, like postal services, provide powerful tools for criminal groups to organize cross-border drug trafficking by exploiting legitimate infrastructure. Despite postal services becoming inadvertent facilitators in smuggling, focused research on this...

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Transitioning to legality : how to regulate the adult use cannabis market in Colombia

Marín-Llanes, Lucas; Ramos-Torres, Beatriz Irene; … - 2025

Considering existing models in the United States, Uruguay, and Canada, this policy commentary highlights the need for context-specific regulatory frameworks for adult use cannabis markets that align with national objectives. Colombia, a major player both in the global cocaine trade and the...

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Market revenues and economic opportunities in the legal cannabis market in Uruguay

Rychert, Marta; Pardal, Mafalda; Queirolo, María del … - 2025

Background: The regulated cannabis market in Uruguay has received international attention as an alternative to profit-maximising cannabis legalisation models. However, relatively little is known about how this market has been operationalised. The goal of our policy commentary is to identify the...

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Cannabis regulation and development

2025

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Medical cannabis regulation in Brazil : patients’ demands through the courts of justice

Martins, Luana; Policarpo, Frederico; Valente, Mário … - 2025

States frequently conduct covert action, such as attempting to subvert or overthrow their rivals. When doing so, intervening states may deploy their own operatives or cooperate with proxy actors, including criminal organizations. Under what conditions do interveners use criminals for covert...

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The blind men and the elephant : measuring the environmental impact of Cannabis

Kamminga, Jorrit; Me, Angela - 2025

The article discusses the environmental impact of cannabis cultivation. Amidst the increasing interest in understanding the nexus between cannabis production, use, and the environment, it highlights the scarcity of research in this area and the lack of comparable data that could provide some...

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Navigating cannabis regulation in Morocco : historical context, socio-economic impact, and policy gaps

Tinasti, Khalid; Afsahi, Kenza; Mouna, Khalid - 2025

In Morocco, the 2021 legalization of medical and industrial cannabis represents a significant policy shift in a long history of cannabis cultivation, prohibition, and partial legitimization. The law, however, fails to address cannabis consumers, focusing instead on socio-economic benefits for...

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When do supply-side drug control policies save lives? : evidence from pharmacy methadone restrictions

Donahoe, J. Travis; Drake, Coleman - 2025

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Racial and ethnic differences in quitting when marijuana retail markets are legal : evidence from California

Williams, Jenny; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; Smart, Rosanna - 2025

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On the utility of using a Policy Delphi for estimating the impacts of marijuana legalization on violence and crime

Hoffmann, Jonas von - 2025

Although several countries stand on the precipice of legally regulating recreational cannabis, what impacts cannabis reform will have on organized crime, drug-related violence and illicit drug markets remains virtually unknown. Publics and politicians are divided on whether cannabis regulation...

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Firms and labor in times of violence : evidence from the Mexican drug war

Utar, Hâle - 2022

This paper examines how firms in an emerging economy are affected by violence due to drug trafficking. Employing rich longitudinal plant-level data covering all of Mexico from 2005–2010, and using an instrumental variable strategy that exploits plausibly exogenous spatiotemporal variation in...

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Firms and Labor in Times of Violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War

Utar, Hale - 2022

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Firms and Labor in Times of Violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War

Utar, Hale - 2018

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Firms and labor in times of violence : evidence from the Mexican drug war

Utar, Hâle - 2018

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