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Citation

Delcher C, Livingston M, Wang Y, Mowitz M, Maldonado-Molina M, Goldberger BA. Am. J. Public Health 2017; 107(5): 812-814.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2017.303708

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVEs. To investigate the effects of precursor chemical regulation aimed at reducing cocaine production on cocaine-related maternal and newborn hospital stays in the United States.

METHODS. We analyzed monthly counts of maternal and neonatal stays from January 2002 through December 2013 by using a quasi-experimental interrupted time series design. We estimated the preregulation linear trend, postregulation change in linear trend, and abrupt change in level.

RESULTS. The number of monthly cocaine-related maternal and neonatal stays decreased by 221 and 128 stays, respectively, following the cocaine precursor regulation change. We also observed a further decline in per-month maternal and neonatal stays of 18 and 8 stays, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS. A supply-side disruption in the United States cocaine market was associated with reduced hospital stays for 2 vulnerable populations: pregnant women and newborns.

RESULTS support findings that federal precursor regulation can positively reduce cocaine availability in the United States.


Language: en

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