What economics can contribute to the addiction sciences

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1156-1163

  Caulkins, Jonathan P ^a   Nicosia, Nancy ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND Drug Policy Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Demand elasticity; Drug policy; Economics

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LITERATURE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CAUSALITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; MALE; POLICY MAKING; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953319502     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02915.x     Document Type: Article

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