Opioid usage in the United States has increased substantially over the past two decades, leading to an increase in addiction to both prescription opioids and non-prescription illegal opioids. This has necessitated the enforcement of various opioid control policies. The White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy and the federal agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) have made efforts to combat this national crisis. Across various parts of the US, state-level opioid control policies have also been implemented. My group and I analyzed the effectiveness of each policy to see how both opioid addiction & prescription rates were impacted.
We have two final reports that go over findings for each state. This includes both a technical report intended to be read by a statistician as well as a non-technical report meant to be read by a policymaker.
We also have a PowerPoint presentation going over our findings in a more succinct way. Here is a link to our presentation of the slides.