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The effect of marijuana legalization on the trajectories of hard drug-related hospitalizations: A growth curve analysis of the county-level State Inpatient Database in Washington, 2009-2015 (2020)
Auteur(s) :
PARK, S. M. ;
SHEN, J. J. ;
YOO, J. W. ;
REED, S. M.
Année
2020
Page(s) :
273-285
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
LEGALISATION
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
TRAJECTOIRE
;
HOSPITALISATION
;
EVOLUTION
;
THEORIE DE L'ESCALADE
;
MODELE
;
BASE DE DONNEES
;
COMPARAISON
Résumé :
Two antithetical arguments have raised controversies over the effect of recreational marijuana legalization on hard drug use. The gateway perspective posits that marijuana use diffuses hard drug use; however, recent studies argue that marijuana legalization displaces hard drug use. This study examines these conflicting arguments by investigating temporal patterns of hard drug-related hospitalizations (HDHs) before and after marijuana legalization. Using county-level State Inpatient Database data from Washington State for the years 2009-2015, along with other federal data sources, this study assesses temporal changes in HDH using growth curve modeling. Initial findings show support for the displacement perspective, though controlling for other county-level factors (education and economic change) indicates that the legalization of recreational marijuana may be a gateway toward harder drugs. Considering the economic situation of the United States during the study period, this study concludes that marijuana legalization functioned as a gateway toward increased hard drug use.
Affiliation :
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
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