Historique
Article de Périodique
The effects of cannabis use on physical and mental health (2012)
Auteur(s) :
VAN OURS, J. C. ;
WILLIAMS, J.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
564-577
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
SANTE
;
SANTE MENTALE
;
BIEN-ETRE
;
AGE
;
SEXE
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
;
INITIATION
;
ABSTINENCE
Résumé :
This paper investigates whether cannabis use affects physical and mental health. To do so, information on prime aged individuals living in Amsterdam in 1994 is used. Dutch data offer a clear advantage in estimating the health impacts of cannabis use because the legal status of cannabis in the Netherlands ensures that estimates are free from confounding with the physical and psychological effects of engaging in a criminal activity. Accounting for selection into cannabis use and shared frailties in mental and physical health, the results suggest that cannabis use reduces the mental wellbeing of men and women and the physical wellbeing of men. Although statistically significant, the magnitude of the effect of using cannabis on mental and physical health is found to be small. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation :
Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University, The Netherlands