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A novel access to legislation project in the African island nation of Seychelles focused on producing a multi-format unofficial electronic collection of the most commonly cited laws, which can be used online or offline. People in Seychelles did not previously have ready access to current versions of their most important laws (including the Constitution and the civil and criminal codes), even in hard copy. The 'eGrey Book' project, launched in April 2014 through the website of SeyLII, has so far been a remarkable success. The history of the project exemplifies the possibility of lateral approaches to access to legislation challenges, the importance of close cooperation with LII colleagues and international technical experts, and the invaluable contribution that a targeted one-off funding injection can make. It also reflects the significant time commitment required to create the raw materials for a resource of this kind. Now that the hard work has been done, the eGrey Book requires relatively little effort to maintain and update. It has already become the default reference point for local practitioners. With time, it may offer a model for replication in other African jurisdictions facing similar challenges.

Using a pooled cross‐section regression, the study analyzes state‐level data on deaths of despair as a function of population health, economic, and demographic indicators identified in the academic literature. There is an urgent need to identify and address factors associated with suicides and deaths attributed to the use of alcohol, opioids, and other drugs and referred to as deaths of despair. According to provisional death data posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, in the 12‐months preceding April 30, 2021, drug overdose deaths increased 28.5 percent compared to the previous year, and alcohol‐related deaths rose 34 percent from pre‐pandemic levels. These recent increases in death rates are in addition to the rise in suicides and deaths attributable to the use of alcohol, opioids, and other drugs over the past decade. Given the complex, interactive, and synergistic nature of deaths of despair, an approach that incorporates perspectives from public health, economics, and sociology could prove advantageous.