Article de Périodique
Heroin purchasing is income and price sensitive (2011)
Auteur(s) :
RODDY, J. ;
STEINMILLER, C. L. ;
GREENWALD, M. K.
Année :
2011
Page(s) :
358-364
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
PRIX
;
ECONOMIE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
ACHAT
;
REVENU
Résumé :
Semi-structured interviews were used to assess behavioral economic drug demand in heroin dependent research volunteers. Findings on drug price, competing purchases, and past 30-day income and consumption, established in a previous study, are replicated. We extended these findings by having participants indicate whether hypothetical environmental changes would alter heroin purchasing. Participants (n = 109) reported they would significantly (p
Affiliation :
Substance Abuse Research Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA