What fueled the illicit opioid epidemic? New evidence from a takeover of white powder heroin markets
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overdose epidemic; illicit opioids; segmented market ; Crime;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2025-02-17 (Health Economics)
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