Economic conditions, illicit drug use, and substance use disorders in the United States

被引:81
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作者
Carpenter, Christopher S. [1 ]
McClellan, Chandler B. [2 ]
Rees, Daniel I. [3 ]
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, 221 Kirkland Hall, Nashville, TN 37235 USA
[2] Substance Abuse & Mental Hlth Serv Adm, Rockville, MD USA
[3] Univ Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204 USA
关键词
Economic conditions; Drug use; Substance use disorders; HEALTH-INSURANCE COVERAGE; REPEATED CROSS-SECTIONS; INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL DATA; GREAT RECESSION; ABUSE TREATMENT; ALCOHOL; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES; DEPENDENCE; TIMES;
D O I
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.12.009
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We provide the first analysis of the relationship between economic conditions and the use of illicit drugs other than marijuana. Drawing on US data from 2002 to 2015, we find mixed evidence on the cyclicality of illicit drug use. However, we find robust evidence that economic downturns lead to increases in the intensity of prescription pain reliever use as well as increases in clinically relevant substance use disorders involving opioids. These effects are concentrated among working-age white males with low educational attainment. We conclude that policymakers should consider devoting more, not fewer, resources to treating substance use disorders during economic downturns. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:63 / 73
页数:11
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