Applying Behavioral Economics to the Challenge of Reducing Cocaine Abuse / Stephen T. Higgins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higgins, Stephen T.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w6487.

NBER working paper series no. w6487

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug addicts--Rehabilitation--United States.

Drug addicts.

Cocaine Prices--United States--Econometric models.

Cocaine Prices.

Cocaine abuse--United States--Econometric models.

Cocaine abuse.

Drug addiction--United States--Econometric models.

Drug addiction.

Economics--United States--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Elasticity (Economics) United States Econometric models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1998.

Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1998.

Summary:

This paper focuses on potential contributions of behavioral economics to reducing cocaine abuse. More specifically, this paper underscores the fundamental role of reinforcement in the genesis and maintenance of cocaine use and explores how reinforcement and consumer-demand theory might be translated into effective strategies for reducing cocaine use. A broad range of relevant research findings are discussed, including preclinical studies conducted with laboratory animals, laboratory and treatment-outcome studies conducted with cocaine abusers, and large epidemiological studies conducted with national samples of the U.S. population.

Notes:

March 1998.

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