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Gambling participation continues to increase in 宾西法尼亚, researchers report

Online and offline gambling has continued increasing rapidly in 宾西法尼亚 since its legalization in 2017, according to the latest 宾西法尼亚 Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023. The report was developed by Penn State’s Criminal Justice Research Center under contract with the 宾西法尼亚 Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
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Education project aims to improve overdose-death reporting

Accurate reporting on causes of death has direct impacts on mortality data, 政策的制定, and setting priorities in public health. A Penn State-led project aims to educate coroners, medical examiners, and others in the death certifier community in 宾西法尼亚 about the reporting of accidental overdoses due to substance use to help local governments better respond to public health issues.

First report on 宾西法尼亚ns' online gambling behaviors released

Interactive gaming, or online gambling, became legal in 宾西法尼亚 in 2017. In the first assessment of how this policy change is impacting 宾西法尼亚ns, a recently released report by Penn State researchers and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs found that approximately 1 in 10 宾西法尼亚ns engage in interactive gaming.
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Examining the opioid epidemic through the lens of crime data

Criminal justice data is under-utilized in research despite its high relevance and unique role in the opioid crisis, according to a recent study by Penn State researchers using crime incident data. The study found that opioid-related crime incident rates were positively associated with rates of opioid-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations and overdose mortality.