The economics of substance abuse in context: Can economics be part of an integrated theory of drug use?

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 575-592

  Rasmussen, David W ^b   Benson, Bruce L ^c   Mocan, H Naci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CRIME; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OFFENDER; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031711741     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204269802800301     Document Type: Editorial

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