Economic modeling of the rational consumption of addictive substances

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 573-603

  Ferguson, Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addictive commodities; Benefits; Commodities; Health economics; Health production function; Myopic behavior; Pleasure; Time preference utility; Well being

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADDICTION; COST; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ABUSE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATION; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33644846488     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080500521631     Document Type: Review

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