Law Enforcement Drug Seizures and Opioid-Involved Overdose Mortality
The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest that the enforcement of drug distribution laws to increase public safety for residents in San Francisco may be having an unintended negative consequence of increasing opioid overdose mortality. To reduce overdose mortality, it may be better to focus on evidence-based health policies and interventions.
Authors
- Alex H. Kral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9092-3671)
- Barrot H. Lambdin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8546-0126)
- Jamie L. Humphrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2147-5278)
- Bradley R. Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-775X)
- Clyde Schwab
Institutions
- RTI International (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1158
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.42
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention