Does tougher enforcement make drugs more expensive?

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1959-1966

  Pollack, Harold A ^a   Reuter, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop eradication; Dealer risk; Drug enforcement; Drug markets; Drug prices; Interdiction

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

COST; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84920368626     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12497     Document Type: Review

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