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来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w21345
来源ID	Working Paper 21345
	Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions and Deaths Related to Pain Killers?
	David Powell; Rosalie Liccardo Pacula; Mireille Jacobson
发表日期	2015-07-13
出版年	2015
语种	英语
摘要	Many medical marijuana patients report using marijuana to alleviate chronic pain from musculoskeletal problems and other sources. If marijuana is used as a substitute for powerful and addictive pain relievers in medical marijuana states, a potential overlooked positive impact of medical marijuana laws may be a reduction in harms associated with opioid pain relievers, a far more addictive and potentially deadly substance. To assess this issue, we study the impact of medical marijuana laws on problematic opioid use. We use two measures of problematic use: treatment admissions for opioid pain reliever addiction from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) and state-level opioid overdose deaths in the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Using both standard differences-in-differences models as well as synthetic control models, we find that states permitting medical marijuana dispensaries experience a relative decrease in both opioid addictions and opioid overdose deaths compared to states that do not. We find no impact of medical marijuana laws more broadly; the mitigating effect of medical marijuana laws is specific to states that permit dispensaries. We evaluate potential mechanisms. Our findings suggest that providing broader access to medical marijuana may have the potential benefit of reducing abuse of highly addictive painkillers.
主题	Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health ; Education
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w21345
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/579017
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	David Powell,Rosalie Liccardo Pacula,Mireille Jacobson. Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions and Deaths Related to Pain Killers?. 2015.