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Oct 5, 2026

Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre

This report compares cocaine trafficking through Rotterdam and Le Havre, showing how organised crime exploits port logistics, corruption and digital systems, and why European ports need coordinated security, intelligence sharing and resilience.
Event

Sep 30, 2026

The State of Psychedelics in America

In this Policy Lab, RAND’s Beau Kilmer breaks down recent evidence on how people use and view psychedelics, the wide range of psychedelics policy options, and more.
Research

Sep 18, 2026

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

A pilot Design Lab identified barriers and strategies to improving access to medications for opioid use disorder in community mental health settings. Expanding insurer reimbursement via a learning exchange was seen as most impactful and feasible.
Project

Sep 16, 2026

Evaluating the controlled cannabis supply chain experiment in the Netherlands

RAND Europe researchers explored the effects of cultivating and delivering cannabis through a closed supply chain for coffeeshops.
Research

Sep 15, 2026

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

This is the first follow-up report of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment in the Netherlands. It examines developments in, among other things, product availability, cannabis sales, the cannabis market, after the start of the experiment.
Research

Sep 10, 2026

Framework for the Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care: Adaptation and Application for a Large Municipal Health System

We sought to adapt the framework under the constraints of electronic health record data and identify patient populations at risk for opioid use disorder treatment discontinuity.
Project

Sep 9, 2026

Cocaine trafficking via seaports

RAND Europe explored ways to reduce the exploitation of Europe's major ports for cocaine trafficking networks.
Commentary

Aug 31, 2026

Not All ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Are the Same

Millions of U.S. adults use Amanita muscaria mushrooms. But these distinctive fungi aren’t like other psychoactive mushrooms. What do consumers and policymakers need to know about them?
Research

Aug 31, 2026

Illegal Markets: An Important Domain for Applied Science

This paper introduces a Special Feature analyzing nine illegal markets through a common lens on their structure and operation, arguing that illegal markets warrant sustained scientific study as a distinct field of applied science.
Research

Aug 31, 2026

The Effect of Removing Point-of-Purchase Price Discounts on College Students’ Future Tobacco Use Susceptibility Depends on Price Sensitivity

Tobacco companies use point-of-sale discounts and coupons to sustain demand and normalize tobacco use. Removing price promotions could counteract these effects.
Research

Aug 31, 2026

Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Patients Receiving Collaborative Care for Co-occurring Disorders

The authors examined the relationship between characteristics of patients and health systems and receipt of mental health treatment among patients assigned to collaborative care for opioid use disorder co-occurring with depression, PTSD, or both.
Research

Aug 26, 2026

Trends in Buprenorphine and Methadone Dispensing Among Medicare Advantage and Commercial Enrollees, 2019-2024

This study examined national trends in methadone and buprenorphine dispensing among Medicare Advantage and commercial enrollees with opioid use disorder from 2019 to 2024, characterizing differences by insurance type, age, and dual eligibility.

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Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre

The State of Psychedelics in America

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

Evaluating the controlled cannabis supply chain experiment in the Netherlands

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

Framework for the Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care: Adaptation and Application for a Large Municipal Health System

Cocaine trafficking via seaports

Not All ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Are the Same

Illegal Markets: An Important Domain for Applied Science

The Effect of Removing Point-of-Purchase Price Discounts on College Students’ Future Tobacco Use Susceptibility Depends on Price Sensitivity

Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Patients Receiving Collaborative Care for Co-occurring Disorders

Trends in Buprenorphine and Methadone Dispensing Among Medicare Advantage and Commercial Enrollees, 2019-2024

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Related Topics

Psychedelics Policy Is Changing. Now What?

How to Help Surgeons Avoid Overprescribing Opioids

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Cocaine trafficking through seaports: The Port of Rotterdam in a comparative perspective with Le Havre

The State of Psychedelics in America

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

Evaluating the controlled cannabis supply chain experiment in the Netherlands

Onderzoek Experiment gesloten coffeeshopketen: Rapportage eerste vervolgmeting 2025: Study in support of the Controlled Cannabis Supply Chain Experiment: Baseline report 2025

Framework for the Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care: Adaptation and Application for a Large Municipal Health System

Cocaine trafficking via seaports

Not All ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Are the Same

Illegal Markets: An Important Domain for Applied Science

The Effect of Removing Point-of-Purchase Price Discounts on College Students’ Future Tobacco Use Susceptibility Depends on Price Sensitivity

Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Patients Receiving Collaborative Care for Co-occurring Disorders

Trends in Buprenorphine and Methadone Dispensing Among Medicare Advantage and Commercial Enrollees, 2019-2024

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