Recreational Drug Consumption An Economic Perspective /

• Main Author: Ramful Srivastava, Pratima. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy, 11
• Subjects: Health promotion.; Social policy.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Economics.; Health Economics.; Social Policy.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
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Recreational drug policies and regulations are complex issues with many dimensions. This book attempts to answer several questions raised in current drug policy debates. Developing cost-effective drug programs and policies require a sound knowledge of drug users and their characteristics and the rel...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• An Overview of Recreational Drug Consumption in Australia
• Modelling Consumption of Individual Drugs
• Modelling Multiple Drug Use using a Multivariate Approach
• Modelling Alcohol Consumption by Levels using an Ordered Generalised Extreme Value (OGEV) Model
• Drinking Patterns and Earnings
• Summary, Policy Implications and Further Research.