Table 1.
State-level Explanatory Variable | State-level Outcome Variable: Natural Log of Hospitalization Rates per 1,000 Discharges Point Estimate (95% CI) |
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Marijuana Dependence or Abuse | Opioid Dependence or Abuse | Opioid Pain Reliever Overdose | ||||
Medical Marijuana Policy | .16 | (−.076, .41) | −.23 | (−.41, −.068)** | −.13 | (−.25, −.018)* |
Marijuana Decriminalization Policy | .13 | (−.10, .36) | .094 | (−.15, .33) | .049 | (−.22, .32) |
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | −.088 | (−.21, .042) | .020 | (−.088, .12) | .027 | (−.080, .13) |
Pain Clinic Regulation | −.046 | (−.17, .078) | .052 | (−.12, .23) | −.070 | (−.16, .025) |
Number of State-Year Observations | 382 | 382 | 382 | |||
Number of Discharges | 2,237,916 | 2,176,326 | 376,680 | |||
R2 | .90 | .96 | .97 |
Note: The linear regressions also controlled for state and year fixed effects and state-level time-varying covariates including natural log of population size, unemployment rate, natural log of median household income in constant 2014 dollars, natural log of beer tax per gallon in constant 2014 dollars, and health uninsured rate.
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