Historique
Article de Périodique
Is cannabis a stepping-stone for cocaine? (2003)
(Le cannabis est-il une marche vers la cocaïne ?)
Auteur(s) :
VAN OURS, J. C.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
539-554
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
THEORIE DE L'ESCALADE
;
COCAINE
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Résumé :
This paper uses a unique dataset on the inhabitants of Amsterdam, to study the dynamics of the consumption of cannabis and cocaine. People are most likely to start using that drugs at ages 18-20 and 20-25. An analysis of the starting rates shows some evidence of cannabis being a "stepping-stone" for cocaine. However, the fact that some individuals use both cannabis and cocaine has to do mostly with correlation through (unobserved) personal characteristics and not with cannabis causing the use of cocaine. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Economics and Ctr Economic Res., Tilburg Univ., PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.