Substance use individual behaviour, social interactions, markets, and politics

• Other Authors: Bolin, Kristian., Cawley, John., Lindgren, Björn, 1942-, Grossman, Michael, 1942-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2005.
• Series: Advances in health economics and health services research ; v. 16.
• Subjects: Substance abuse.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849503617
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxvi, 450 p.).

The economics of substance use and abuse deals with the consumption of goods that share two properties. First, they are addictive in the sense that an increase in past consumption of the good leads to an increase in current consumption. Second, their consumption harms the consumer and others. This s...