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The Effects of Naloxone Access Laws on Opioid Abuse, Mortality, and Crime

Doleac, Jennifer L., Mukherjee, Anita·2022·The Journal of Law and Economics
DOI 10.1086/719588
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Abstract

The United States is experiencing an epidemic of opioid abuse. In response, states have implemented policies including increased access to naloxone, a drug that can save lives when administered during an overdose. There is a concern that widespread naloxone access may unintentionally lead to increased or riskier opioid use by reducing the risk of death from overdose, however. In this paper, we use the staggered timing of state-level naloxone access laws as a natural experiment to measure the effects of broadening access to this lifesaving drug. We find that broadened access led to more opioid-related emergency room visits and more opioid-related theft, with no net measurable reduction in opioid-related mortality. We conclude that naloxone has a clear and important role in harm reduction, yet its ability to combat the opioid epidemic’s death toll may be limited without complementary efforts.

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Authors
Doleac, J. L., & Mukherjee, A.
Affiliations
  • Texas A&M University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
ORCID
Mukherjee, Anita
Venue
The Journal of Law and Economics
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2022-05-01
Volume
65
Issue
2
Pages
211-238
ISSN
  • 0022-2186 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5285
DOI
10.1086/719588
OpenAlex
W4294974554
Cited by
68
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 5
FWCI
13.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journal of Law and Economics (publishedVersion)
  • bepress Legal Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
naloxone, opioid epidemic, opioid abuse, opioid-related deaths, harm reduction, drug policy, overdose prevention

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