Effects of the great recession on drugs consumption in Spain

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2016, Pages 103-116

  Martin Bassols, Nicolau ^a   Vall Castelló, Judit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business cycle fluctuations; Drug consumption; Economic crisis

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DRUG; ILLICIT DRUG; LEGAL DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING; SPAIN; UNEMPLOYMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962018465     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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