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 …

We review quasi-experimental studies that examine the relationship of opioids to health,
healthcare, and crime in the US Our findings align with the general perception that the …

Child maltreatment is a complex problem affecting millions of children in the United States
every year. This article examines existing knowledge on the scope, nature, and causes of …

Child maltreatment has significant and long-lasting consequences. We examine how two
interventions designed to curtail prescription opioid misuse, the reformulation of OxyContin …

We examine the impact of the US drug crisis on children's living arrangements. Because
factors that lead to drug use could also alter family structure, we instrument for the intensity …

This paper studies the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic. Drawing on
unsealed records from state litigation against Purdue Pharma, we exploit detailed features of …

We estimate the causal effects of infants' exposure to opioids in utero on their health at birth
and on the likelihood that their parents will be the subjects of subsequent reports to child …

We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription
opioids across US states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring …

This article presents estimates of the effects of state prescription opioid control policies on
prescription opioid sales, mortality and socioeconomic outcomes of adults. Results indicate …

Abstract Background The United States is facing a substance use crisis. One consequence,
resulting from overdose deaths, arrests, parental and prenatal substance use, is increased …