Jacob James Rich
Managing Director, Consumer Freedom, Reason Foundation
Jacob James Rich is a Managing Director of Consumer Freedom at Reason Foundation and a Ph.D. candidate at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
His work primarily focuses on health care policy, specializing in prescription and illegal drug regulations.
Rich holds master’s degrees in mathematics and economics from Eastern Michigan University. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Prior to joining Reason, he conducted research for Cato Institute focused on economics and opioid policy.
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The truth about marijuana, mental illness, and violence: A review of Alex Berenson’s claims in ‘Tell Your Children’
Marijuana legalization appears to reduce the prevalence of violent crime and suicide.
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Study: Menthol cigarettes do not increase youth smoking more than other cigarettes
This study concludes that menthol cigarette availability does not pose a greater threat to public health than regular cigarette availability.
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Drug Legalization Handbook
"America needs to recognize that we will not see a reduction in violent crimes until we legalize drugs. All drugs."
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Effects on Opioid Prescribing and Drug Overdose Mortality
This study finds that Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs fail to reduce opioid overdoses and increase the use of black market opioids.
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Vital PPE: How To Increase Production and Distribution of Masks to Fight COVID-19
Part six of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The important role PPE has in containing the coronavirus and returning to pre-COVID-19 economic activities.
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COVID-19 Lockdown Problems and Alternative Strategies to Safely Reopening the Economy
Part one of a series discussing strategies for combating and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. More data-driven approaches based on test and trace are desirable.
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Working Paper: An Evidence-Based Approach to Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic
"A realistic plan for unlocking society must be found. Urgently. This brief seeks to offer elements of what such a plan might look like, based on evidence from actions taken in many jurisdictions."
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Does Menthol Cigarette Distribution Affect Child or Adult Cigarette Use?
If the strength of the association between menthol cigarettes and increased youth initiation is as strong as tobacco control activists suggest, there should be signs of it in the national data.