Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

by Malcolm Gladwell

Here is the economist Yongbo Sim’s conclusion, after comparing crime rates in triplicate and non-triplicate states: “I find that non-triplicate states at the time of OxyContin’s introduction experienced a relative rise in both property (12%) and violent (25%) crimes compared to states with the triplicate prescription policy (triplicate states).”