Opioid misuse and legislative responses in U.S. states: politics and lawmaking to address a public health crisis

U.S. state legislators have increasingly adopted new laws in response to rising rates of fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Legislative interventions vary in number and scope across states, prompting questions about the effects of problem severity, partisan politics, and population characteristic...

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Authors: Donnelly, Ellen A. (Author) ; and Tavares-Sanches, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of crime and justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 236-249
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
overdose
Politics
Opioid legislation