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More Police Spending is Linked to Higher Opioid Overdose Mortality Rates

Michah W. Rothbart, Zoe Lindenfeld, Diana Silver, and Amanda I. Mauri
This brief highlights findings from a study on how counties extractive policing practices (e.g., fines and forfeitures) as well as spending on public health are associated with opioid overdose deaths.
January 7, 2025

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health