Sequential patterns of drug use initiation - Can we believe in the gateway theory?

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Bretteville Jensen, Anne L ^a   Melberg, Hans O ^b   Jones, Andrew M ^c  

^a SIRUS ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cannabis; Cocaine; Gateway hypothesis; Multivariate probit analysis; Stepping stone hypothesis; Substance abuse; Unobserved heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049152908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1846     Document Type: Article

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