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Journal Article

An Epidemic in the Midst of a Pandemic: Opioid Use Disorder and COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic strikes at a moment when our national response to the opioid crisis was beginning to coalesce. COVID-19 threatens to dramatically overshadow and reverse this progress.

Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article

Association of State Opioid Duration Limits With Postoperative Opioid Prescribing

Early evidence suggests that opioid duration limits had a variable association with postoperative opioid prescribing and should only be part of a larger, multifaceted effort to reduce excessive postoperative opioid prescribing.

Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article

Four States With Robust Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Reduced Opioid Dosages

State-level prescription drug monitoring programs that incorporate robust design features can significantly reduce the proportion of commercially insured adults who receive opioid prescriptions as well as the strength of those prescriptions.

Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article

Broken Windows, Broken Zzs: Poor Housing and Neighborhood Conditions Are Associated with Objective Measures of Sleep Health

Sleep is a critical contributor to health and well-being. Sleep disturbances may contribute to racial and socioeconomic disparities in health. Understanding socio-environmental determinants of sleep health disparities is a public health imperative.

Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article

Drivers of Continued Implementation of Cultural Competence in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

This study examines whether the key characteristics of organizational decision makers predicted continued implementation of five different practices that represent organizational cultural competence in one of the most diverse substance use disorder treatment systems in the United States.

Apr 29, 2020
Journal Article

Generic Drug Policy and Suboxone to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

In this article, the authors use the case of Suboxone to demonstrate egregious anti-competitive practices that delay generic entry, estimate the costs of these delays to the public, and suggest legislative and regulatory reforms to prevent these practices going forward.

Apr 28, 2020
Blog

New Insights on Gun Policy in America

RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative aims to establish a shared set of facts about gun policies. Recently, researchers completed an update and expansion of their synthesis of all available scientific evidence on the effects of 18 classes of gun laws.

Apr 22, 2020
Report

The Science of Gun Policy: Second Edition

Unbiased evidence about the likely effects of gun laws is critical to developing fair and effective gun policies. This report, part of the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative, updates the available evidence about the potential effects of 13 laws and adds analyses of five new classes of law.

Apr 22, 2020
News Release

Growing Evidence About the Effects of Gun Policies Provides Needed Information for Policy Decisions

Research evaluating the effectiveness of gun policies has surged over the past two years, providing information policymakers and the public need to make sound decisions on policies designed to reduce homicides and injuries while protecting individuals' rights.

Apr 21, 2020
Multimedia

Tips for Falling Asleep

Wendy M. Troxel, senior behavioral and social scientist with the RAND Corporation, shares tips for falling asleep.

Apr 20, 2020
Commentary

School May Be Suspended, but Sleep Schedules Shouldn't Be

People sleep better when they follow consistent daily and nightly routines. These days, the school bell isn't ringing for most of our kids, and it's up to parents to ensure that children and teens get the sleep they need during these stressful and uncertain times.

Mar 31, 2020
Journal Article

School and Preparedness Officials' Perspectives on Social Distancing Practices to Reduce Influenza Transmission During a Pandemic: Considerations to Guide Future Work

The objective of this qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of school and preparedness officials on the feasibility of implementing a range of social distancing practices to reduce influenza transmission during a pandemic.

Mar 31, 2020
Multimedia

The Coronavirus Pandemic's Effect on Sleep

Wendy M. Troxel, senior behavioral and social scientist with the RAND Corporation, discusses the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sleep.

Mar 30, 2020
Commentary

Beyond Bans: How Cannabis Policy Reform Can Reduce Vaping-Related Illnesses

Policymakers can wield a multitude of tools to address vaping-related illness. Cannabis policy reform is one option. But policymakers may face challenges in balancing comprehensive regulatory design that promotes product safety with its potential to bolster the illegal and unregulated market.

Mar 27, 2020
Commentary

Want to Know If a New Drug Crisis Is Growing? Check the Wastewater

Few people foresaw how quickly fentanyl would displace heroin, doubling or tripling opioid overdose deaths in some pockets of the United States from 2013 to 2017. But we could have been warned—if only we'd checked our wastewater.

Mar 26, 2020
Commentary

Is Sleeping in Separate Beds Bad for Your Relationship? A Sleep Scientist Answers

Sleep occupies about one-third of our lives, and there isn't a one-size-fits all sleeping strategy for all couples. That said, all couples should make sleep a priority—for both of them. That could mean sleeping apart.

Mar 24, 2020
Blog

Experts Discuss COVID-19: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19, how the United States is responding to the coronavirus outbreak, the spread of misinformation during this time, and more.

Mar 20, 2020
Commentary

Why Prioritizing Sleep in the Time of Coronavirus Is So Important

The coronavirus has required many people to drastically alter their daily schedules, which can wreak havoc on sleep. But there are simple strategies that can help support sleep—and well-being—during this trying time.

Mar 17, 2020
News Release

RAND Report Examines Ways to Compare the U.S. Army's Suicide Rate with the General U.S. Population

The U.S. Army should use an expanded set of demographic factors when comparing suicide rates to those in the general population to get a more accurate comparison.

Mar 13, 2020
Blog

COVID-19, Out-of-Network Hospital Payments, Russia's Economy: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19, limiting out-of-network hospital payments, Russia's sluggish economy, RAND's largest-ever fundraising campaign, and more.

Mar 13, 2020

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Health Behaviors

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