College Students' Use of Cocaine
| Autor: | Jenny Williams, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Henry Wechsler, Frank J. Chaloupka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Marijuana Abuse medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Younger age Universities Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Population Medicine (miscellaneous) Binge drinking Human capital Cocaine-Related Disorders medicine Humans Young adult Students education Psychiatry media_common education.field_of_study Addiction Commerce Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Substance Use & Misuse. 41:489-509 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2491 1082-6084 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10826080500521755 |
| Popis: | After experiencing a period of rapid decline between 1986 and 1994, cocaine use is once again on the rise in the United States. The increased prevalence of use among college students is particularly troubling because of its potential impact on human capital acquisition and long-term labor market success. Merging information on the price of cocaine and marijuana from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency with data on cocaine use from the College Alcohol Study, we investigate the demand for cocaine in the college population. We find evidence that participation in cocaine use by college students is responsive to changes in the price of cocaine and marijuana and that cocaine and marijuana are economic complements for this population. Further investigation revealed significant differences in the demand for cocaine by those less than age 21 and those at least age 21, years, with the younger age group being more responsive to changes in the price of cocaine. No difference is found, however, in the demand for cocaine across gender. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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