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Economic Conditions, Illicit Drug Use, and Substance Use Disorders in the United States / Christopher S. Carpenter, Chandler B. McClellan, Daniel I. Rees.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carpenter, Christopher S.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w22051.
- NBER working paper series no. w22051
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2016.
- Summary:
- We provide the first analysis of the relationship between economic conditions and the use of illicit drugs other than marijuana. Drawing on US data from 2002-2013, we find mixed evidence with regard to the cyclicality of illicit drug use. However, there is strong evidence that economic downturns lead to increases in substance use disorders involving hallucinogens and prescription pain relievers. These effects are robust to a variety of specification choices and are concentrated among prime-age white males with low educational attainment. We conclude that the returns to spending on the treatment of substance use disorders are particularly high during economic downturns.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- February 2016.
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