Linking income inequality and violent crime: Data from Mexico’s “drug war”
2014 study from Princeton University and the World Bank showing how rising inequality was linked with increased rates of violent crime in Mexico.
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Do successful schools reduce risky behaviors among low-income adolescents?
2014 research from UCLA, the RAND Corporation, ACT and Columbia University published in Pediatrics exploring how students in Los Angeles benefit from attending better-quality schools.
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Heroin use in the United States: Data and recent trends
2014 review of relevant reports and studies on the issue of heroin abuse and availability in the United States as well as the drug’s sources around the world.
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Regulating the production and sale of marijuana: A global perspective
2014 review by the non-partisan RAND Corporation of rules and regulations relating to marijuana possession and sales globally.
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Marijuana use, legalization and cognitive effects: Research perspectives
2013 review of studies that look at the effects of marijuana use on cognitive functioning, as the federal policy debate over legalization continues to grow.
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Economic and social implications of regulating alcohol availability in grocery stores
2013 study from Cornell and Colorado State suggesting that the broader sale of wine among local stores is not associated with greater health risks.
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Brand-specific consumption of alcohol among underage youth in the United States
2013 study from Boston University and Johns Hopkins providing the first available national estimates of youth alcohol brand preference.
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Suicide among adults aged 35-64 years: United States, 1999-2010
2013 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noting that the suicide rate for middle-aged Americans has been increasing.
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Crime, house prices and inequality: Examining Rio de Janeiro’s favelas
2012 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on how increased policing in Brazil’s favelas can lead to economic benefits and decreased inequality.
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U.S. State Department: International narcotics control strategy report, 2013
2011 report from the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on major drug-transit and drug-producing countries.
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