Do alcohol and cannabis substitute or complement each other? Analysis from behavioral economics for formulating public policy on substance use in Colombia.

Autor:	Pereira-Morales AJ; PhD Program in Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia., Eslava-Schmalbach JH; School of Medicine, Research and Innovation Direction, Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Translational behavioral medicine [Transl Behav Med] 2022 Jul 07; Vol. 12 (6), pp. 734-741.
DOI:	10.1093/tbm/ibac038
Abstrakt:	After alcohol and tobacco, cannabis is the third most used substance among young Colombian adults, and many consume alcohol and cannabis concomitantly. However, academics have debated whether these substances substitute or complement each other among consumers. Understanding the relationship between the price and demand for psychoactive substances can clarify consumption patterns and help to develop strategies to reduce harmful consumption. This paper summarizes worldwide evidence of both complementary and substitution relationships and discusses the most probable relationship types in Colombia based on its substance use patterns and current regulations. Like other countries, Colombia is considering legalizing recreational cannabis use. However, there is a growing concern that legalization would increase the negative impacts of cannabis and increase alcohol use among the young adult population. The lack of Colombian empirical studies about the impacts of legal changes on the cannabis market makes it difficult to predict how such changes would affect demand and price elasticities. (© Society of Behavioral Medicine 2022. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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