Abstract
The association between federal expenditures for drug law enforcement and the number of drug-induced deaths in the USA from 1981 through 1991 was examined. Significant positive associations were found for both numbers of deaths and death rates.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Budgets
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Cause of Death*
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Drug Overdose / economics
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Drug Overdose / mortality*
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Drug and Narcotic Control / economics
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Drug and Narcotic Control / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Financing, Government / economics
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Financing, Government / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Psychotropic Drugs / poisoning*
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Social Control, Formal
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Substance-Related Disorders / economics
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Substance-Related Disorders / mortality*
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United States / epidemiology