City Nuisance Ordinances and Overdose Mortality

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bradford, Ashley C.
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1520-6688
• DOI: 10.1002/pam.70112
• 发表日期: 2026-06-19
• 页码: e70112
• 关键词: DRUG-MONITORING PROGRAMS; OPIOID OVERDOSE; naloxone; Eviction; LAWS; reduce

摘要

Nuisance ordinances are a class of municipal law that are framed as a way to reduce both police burden and unwanted behaviors such as repeated calls to 911, drug-related activity, and disorderly conduct. This study explores the effect of nuisance ordinances on drug-related mortality rates in Ohio and surrounding commuting zones from 1999 to 2017. Using a modern difference-in-differences framework, I find that these laws cause an increase in opioid-, alcohol-, and cocaine-related overdose mortality. I test for two mechanisms: 911 hesitancy and the eviction process. These results highlight that substance users are being harmed by the presence of nuisance ordinances.