ABSTRACT The United States has experienced an unprecedented crisis related to the
misuse of and addiction to opioids. As of 2018, 128 Americans die each day of an opioid …

Background This systematic review summarized published literature on county-level
predictors of drug overdose mortality in the United States (US). Methods Peer-reviewed …

Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana and 18 states have legalized the use of
marijuana for recreational purposes. In this paper, we review the literature on the public …

Objective To examine county level associations between the prevalence of medical and
recreational cannabis stores (referred to as dispensaries) and opioid related mortality rates …

Many states have legalized marijuana over the last two decades, initially for medical
purposes and more recently for recreational consumption. Despite prior research, it remains …

Objectives. To determine the impact of city-level cannabis decriminalization and medical
marijuana laws (MMLs) on fatal traffic crashes in US cities. Methods. Using a census of fatal …

We study the effect of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on workers' compensation (WC)
claiming among adults. Medical marijuana is plausibly related to WC claiming by allowing …

Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs), which legalize the sale and possession of small
quantities of marijuana for recreational use, have been adopted by 24 states and the District …

Significant support exists in the United States for legalization of marijuana/cannabis. As of
2021, 36 states and four territories approved the legalization of medical cannabis via …

While opioid prescribing rates have fallen since 2012, opioid mortality in the United States
(US) climbed to record highs in 2022, per CDC reports. In the last decade, evidence …