@techreport{rees_little_2017,
	address = {Cambridge, MA},
	title = {With a {Little} {Help} from {My} {Friends}: {The} {Effects} of {Naloxone} {Access} and {Good} {Samaritan} {Laws} on {Opioid}-{Related} {Deaths}},
	shorttitle = {With a {Little} {Help} from {My} {Friends}},
	url = {http://www.nber.org/papers/w23171.pdf},
	abstract = {In an effort to address the opioid epidemic, a majority of states have recently passed some version of a Naloxone Access Law (NAL) and/or a Good Samaritan Law (GSL). NALs allow lay persons to administer naloxone, which temporarily counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose; GSLs provide immunity from prosecution for drug possession to anyone who seeks medical assistance in the event of a drug overdose. This study is the first to examine the effect of these laws on opioid-related deaths. Using data from the National Vital Statistics System multiple cause-of-death mortality files for the period 1999-2014, we find that the adoption of a NAL is associated with a 9 to 11 percent reduction in opioid-related deaths. The estimated effect of GLSs on opioid-related deaths is of comparable magnitude, but not statistically significant at conventional levels. Finally, we find that neither NALs nor GSLs increase the recreational use of prescription painkillers.},
	language = {en},
	number = {w23171},
	urldate = {2024-02-13},
	institution = {National Bureau of Economic Research},
	author = {Rees, Daniel and Sabia, Joseph and Argys, Laura and Latshaw, Joshua and Dave, Dhaval},
	month = feb,
	year = {2017},
	doi = {10.3386/w23171},
	pages = {w23171},
}

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