By SIMON CONSTABLE
Lawmakers trying to combat the epidemic of opioid addiction might want to take note of the law of unintended consequences.
It can lead to the most unfortunate results.
A case in point is getting prescription painkillers off the streets might not have the effect of reducing addiction deaths. It might instead merely move the problem. At least that's the finding of some recently published research from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Read more here.
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