Inside the economics of illegal drugs, from cryptocurrencies to Major League Baseball
Money and illegal drugs are inextricable. This roundup brings together recent research exploring the wide-ranging relationship between economics and drugs.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
Money and illegal drugs are inextricable. This roundup brings together recent research exploring the wide-ranging relationship between economics and drugs.
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Benzodiazepine prescriptions are on the rise. We explain the anti-anxiety drugs’ potential for abuse, addiction and overdose.
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National rates of cocaine use have climbed in recent years, and the ubiquity of the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl has made the resurgence particularly deadly. We’ve summarized some of the latest research.
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We’ve gathered and summarized 11 studies that look at sex education in public schools. Some examine the shortcomings of abstinence-only education as well as students’ views and experiences in sex ed class.
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Paying for medical, housing or food bills is a challenge for 40% of rural American adults, according to the results of a new nationally representative survey.
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“There’s some basic stuff about the laws that I think is misunderstood,” Jon Vernick, professor at JHU’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.
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“I think there’s an under appreciation of the nuance of ‘rural,’” said Mark Holmes, who directs the NC Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center.
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Key facts and the latest scholarship on methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that has recently made a resurgence.
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This research roundup looks at the effects of screen time on children’s health.
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Child and adolescent deaths have decreased 51.7% worldwide from 1990 to 2017. But the gap between poor and rich countries has grown.
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