Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are databases that can be used by healthcare professionals to identify problematic drug-seeking behavior. Law enforcement officers can also obtain PDMP information, raising significant privacy concerns. In this paper, I use regression analysis to explore the association between state PDMP protections and law enforcement information requests. I find that while requiring law enforcement to meet a specified standard of proof prior to accessing PDMP information is associated with fewer requests, other methods of regulating law enforcement access are not. These findings provide important and novel evidence about law enforcement behavior in response to privacy protections.

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处方药监测数据库的隐私保护和执法使用

处方药监测计划 (PDMP) 是医疗保健专业人员可以用来识别有问题的寻药行为的数据库。执法人员还可以获得 PDMP 信息，这引起了严重的隐私问题。在本文中，我使用回归分析来探索州 PDMP 保护与执法信息请求之间的关联。我发现虽然要求执法部门在访问 PDMP 信息之前满足特定的证明标准与较少的请求相关，但其他规范执法访问的方法则不然。这些发现提供了关于响应隐私保护的执法行为的重要而新颖的证据。