Titre : | The effects of cocaine and heroin price on drug-related emergency department visits (2006) |
Titre traduit : | (Les effets du prix de la cocaïne et de l'héroïne sur les visites aux urgences liées aux drogues) |
Auteurs : | DAVE D. |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Health Economics (Vol.25, n°2, March 2006) |
Article en page(s) : | 311-333 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés URGENCE ; ECONOMIE ; PRIX ; COCAINE ; HEROINE ; HOPITAL ; MODELE STATISTIQUEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | This paper estimates the empirical relationship between cocaine and heroin prices and drug-related hospital ED admissions for 21 U.S. cities. These outcomes bypass some of the problems with self-reports and directly measure a component of healthcare costs associated with heavy drug usage. The price elasticity of the probability of a cocaine and heroin episode is estimated at -0.27 and -0.10, respectively. A 10% increase in prices can prevent 10,723 cocaine and heroin-related ED visits, with cost savings between $21 million and $47 million. These low magnitudes of the drug outcome-price response have implications for the cost-effectiveness of enforcement-driven price increases. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 31 |
Affiliation : |
Bentley Univ. and National Bureau of Economic Research, Dept of Economics, 175 Forest Street, AAC 195, Waltham, MA 02452 Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1301650 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A02613 |
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