March 6, 2018 – Abstract Naloxone access may unintentionally increase opioid abuse through two channels: (1) saving the lives of active drug users, who survive to continue abusing opioids, and (2) reducing the risk of death per use, thereby making riskier opioid use more appealing.… Read More »The Moral Hazard of Lifesaving Innovations: Naloxone Access, Opioid Abuse, and Crime
EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana in 2012, followed by Alaska and Oregon in 2014. The District of Columbia legalized cultivation and possession in 2014. Today’s highly potent marijuana represents a growing and significant threat to public health and safety, a threat that is… Read More »Lessons Learned from Marijuana Legalization in Four U.S. States and D.C.
By Robbie Meredith BBC News NI Education Correspondent – 16 March 2018 A new pilot project to introduce American-style ‘drug courts’ to Northern Ireland is being developed. They are courts aimed at keeping drug users out of prison and getting them into treatment. A senior… Read More »Drugs courts: Justice system that aims to rehabilitate
