The future of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids / Bryce Pardo, Jirka Taylor, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Beau Kilmer, Peter Reuter, Bradley D. Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pardo, Bryce, author.

Taylor, Jirka, author.

Caulkins, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), 1965- author.

Kilmer, Beau, author.

Reuter, Peter, 1944- author.

Stein, Bradley D., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse--United States--Forecasting.

Drug abuse.

Opioid abuse--Government policy--United States.

Opioid abuse.

Fentanyl.

Opioids.

Drug abuse--Forecasting.

United States.

Other Title:

Appalachia Partnership Initiative's Investments in K–12 Education and Catalyzing the Community

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation 2019

Summary:

The growth in energy production in the tristate Appalachia region (southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio) has spurred a demand for hiring workers proficient in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This has created a focus on the importance of having high-quality K–12 STEM education in the tristate region, as well as on policies and programs to enable the supply of labor in STEM occupations and career fields to keep pace with evolving demand. A challenge in the region is that the supply of workers with STEM skills has not kept pace with STEM workforce demand, which limits the region's capacity to benefit from national and global economic advances. Recognizing the workforce and education challenges facing the energy and advanced manufacturing industries in the region, the Appalachia Partnership Initiative (API) was launched in 2014 and is committed to investing 0 million to support K–12 STEM education and STEM workforce development programs to educate and train local adult workers. The RAND Corporation serves as the external research and analysis lead for the API, and, in this report, researchers assessed the API's progress from October 2014 to December 2017 in its investments in K–12 STEM education and initiatives related to catalyzing the community.

Contents:

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

CHAPTER TWO: Insights From Mortality and Seizure Data in the United States

CHAPTER THREE: Assessing Explanations for the Recent Rise in Synthetic Opioids

CHAPTER FOUR: International Experiences with Synthetic Opioids

CHAPTER FIVE: Some Possible Futures for Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids

CHAPTER SIX: Concluding Thoughts

APPENDIX A: Background Information on Synthetic Opioids

APPENDIX B: The Economics of Mexican Heroin and Fentanyl

APPENDIX C: Opportunities for Better Surveillance and Monitoring

APPENDIX D: Supplemental Information on Data and Methods

APPENDIX E: Details on Key Informant Interviews.