The effects of cocaine and heroin price on drug-related emergency department visits
The effects of cocaine and heroin price on drug-related emergency department visits
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.08.003
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发表时间：
2006-03-01
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3.5
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Dave, D
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Dave, D
本文估计了美国 21 个城市的可卡因和海洛因价格与毒品相关医院急诊入院人数之间的实证关系。这些结果绕过了自我报告的一些问题，并直接衡量与大量药物使用相关的医疗费用的组成部分。可卡因和海洛因事件概率的价格弹性估计为 -0.27 和 -0。分别为 10 个。价格上涨 10% 可以避免 10,723 例与可卡因和海洛因相关的急诊就诊，节省成本 2100 万至 4700 万美元。药物结果价格反应的低幅度对执法驱动的价格上涨的成本效益产生影响。 (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. 保留所有权利。
This paper estimates the empirical relationship between cocaine and heroin prices and drug-related hospital ED admissions for 21 U.S. cities. These outcomes bypass some of the problems with self-reports and directly measure a component of healthcare costs associated with heavy drug usage. The price elasticity of the probability of a cocaine and heroin episode is estimated at -0.27 and -0. 10, respectively. A 10% increase in prices can prevent 10,723 cocaine and heroin-related ED visits, with cost savings between $21 million and $47 million. These low magnitudes of the drug outcome-price response have implications for the cost-effectiveness of enforcernent-driven price increases. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.