Does the economy affect teenage substance use?

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-36

  Arkes, Jeremy ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Economy; Illicit drugs; Marijuana; Teenage

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846406411     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1132     Document Type: Article

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