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Rosalie Liccardo Pacula is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a dedicated focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and General Health Professions.

Their scholarly contributions cover a range of topics including Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Homelessness and Social Issues, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula has published multiple influential papers, among which are:

  • Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG) for reducing health harms from non-medical cannabis use: A comprehensive evidence and recommendations update, 2021, International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Trends in the use of cannabis products in Canada and the USA, 2018 - 2020: Findings from the International Cannabis Policy Study, 2022, International Journal of Drug Policy
  • The International Cannabis Toolkit (iCannToolkit): a multidisciplinary expert consensus on minimum standards for measuring cannabis use, 2021, Addiction
  • How increasing medical access to opioids contributes to the opioid epidemic: Evidence from Medicare Part D, 2020, Journal of Health Economics
  • The Evolving Consequences of OxyContin Reformulation on Drug Overdoses, 2020, American Journal of Health Economics

Their frequent coauthors include Rosanna Smart, Bradley D. Stein, Wayne Hall, David Powell, and Marlene C. Lira.

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula often publishes in journals such as the International Journal of Drug Policy, Addiction, JAMA Network Open, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and JAMA Health Forum.

They have contributed to book publications via the RAND Corporation eBooks, including titles like Pitfalls and Potholes: Data Issues to Consider When Analyzing State Opioid Policies (2020) and The Ecosystem Approach to Opioid Policy (2023).

Best Publications

  • Assessing the Effects of Medical Marijuana Laws on Marijuana Use: The Devil is in the Details

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;David Powell;Paul Heaton;Eric L. Sevigny

  • Association of State Recreational Marijuana Laws With Adolescent Marijuana Use

    Magdalena Cerdá;Melanie Wall;Tianshu Feng;Katherine M. Keyes

  • Supply-Side Drug Policy in the Presence of Substitutes Evidence from the Introduction of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

    Abby Alpert;David Powell;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Marijuana and Youth

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Michael Grossman;Frank J. Chaloupka;Patrick M. O'Malley

  • Cannabis Use and Dependence: Public Health and Public Policy

    Wayne Hall;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Do medical marijuana laws reduce addictions and deaths related to pain killers

    David Powell;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Mireille Jacobson

  • Medical marijuana laws and adolescent marijuana use in the USA from 1991 to 2014: results from annual, repeated cross-sectional surveys

    Deborah S. Hasin;Deborah S. Hasin;Melanie Wall;Melanie Wall;Katherine M. Keyes;Magdalena Cerdá

  • Does increasing the beer tax reduce marijuana consumption

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Developing public health regulations for marijuana: lessons from alcohol and tobacco.

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Beau Kilmer;Alexander C. Wagenaar;Frank J. Chaloupka

  • Medical Marijuana and Marijuana Legalization

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Rosanna Smart

  • Early Evidence of the Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Cannabis Use, Cannabis Use Disorder, and the Use of Other Substances: Findings from State Policy Evaluations

    Rosanna Smart;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Alcohol and marijuana use among college students: economic complements or substitutes?

    Jenny Williams;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Frank J Chaloupka;Henry Wechsler

  • Association Between State Laws Facilitating Pharmacy Distribution of Naloxone and Risk of Fatal Overdose.

    Rahi Abouk;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;David Powell

  • Sex and race differences in young people's responsiveness to price and tobacco control policies.

    Frank J Chaloupka;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Invisible Wounds of War

    Terri Tanielian;Lisa H. Jaycox;David M. Adamson;M. Audrey Burnam

  • Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG) for reducing health harms from non-medical cannabis use: A comprehensive evidence and recommendations update.

    Benedikt Fischer;Tessa Robinson;Chris Bullen;Valerie Curran

  • Marijuana Markets: Inferences from Reports by the Household Population:

    Jonathan P. Caulkins;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Altered State?: Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets

    Beau Kilmer;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Robert J. MacCoun

  • Medical marijuana laws and adolescent marijuana use in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Aaron L. Sarvet;Melanie M. Wall;David S. Fink;Emily Greene

  • Marijuana Liberalization Policies: Why We Can't Learn Much from Policy Still in Motion

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Eric L. Sevigny

  • State Medical Marijuana Laws

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Jamie F. Chriqui;Deborah A. Reichmann;Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath

  • Assessing the Effects of Medical Marijuana Laws on Marijuana Use

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;David Powell;Paul Heaton;Eric Sevigny

Frequent Co-Authors

Beau Kilmer
Beau Kilmer RAND Corporation
Jonathan P. Caulkins
Jonathan P. Caulkins Carnegie Mellon University
Bradley D. Stein
Bradley D. Stein RAND Corporation
Jamie F. Chriqui
Jamie F. Chriqui University of Illinois at Chicago
Patrick M. O'Malley
Patrick M. O'Malley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Matthew C. Farrelly
Matthew C. Farrelly RTI International
John M. MacDonald
John M. MacDonald University of Pennsylvania
Lloyd D. Johnston
Lloyd D. Johnston University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University
Deborah S. Hasin
Deborah S. Hasin Columbia University

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