‘The drug bust paradox’: Study shows opioid deaths double after police action
Why did you overdose today, of all days? This question inspired a novel study about the unintended effects of drug arrests.
Police drug busts are strongly associated with a large and sudden spike in overdose deaths, according to a new study.
In the week following a major opioid bust, fatal overdoses in the same neighborhood in Indianapolis doubled, the analysis showed. Calls to 911 and the use of naloxone, the overdose-reversal medication, also spiked.
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