Can economics add to the illicit drug debate?

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Drug and Alcohol ReviewVolume 18, Issue 3 p. 251-252 Free Access Can economics add to the illicit drug debate? John F. P. Bridges, John F. P. Bridges Health Economist, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, National Bureau of Economic Research, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USASearch for more papers by this author John F. P. Bridges, John F. P. Bridges Health Economist, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, National Bureau of Economic Research, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 29 May 2009 https://doi.org/10.1080/09595239996374Citations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Samuelson PA, Nordhaus WD. Economics, 12th (International) Edn, Singapore: McGraw Hill, 1985. 2 Marks RE. Costs of illegal drug use. In W. Swift, ed., The consequences of alcohol and drug use: implications for policy. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Monograph No.15, 1992: 18– 31. 3 Marks RE. The costs of Australian drug policy. J Drug Issues 1992; 22: 535– 47. 4 Collins DJ, Lapsley HM. The social costs of drug abuse in Australia in 1988 and 1992. National Drug Strategy Monograph No. 30, 1996. 5 Collins DJ, Lapsley HM. Estimating the economic costs of drug abuse in Australia. National Drug Strategy Monograph No.15, 1991. 6 Neri F. Welfare effects of heroin prohibition. Economic Papers 1992; 11: 72– 8. 7 Neri F. The theory of rational addiction and its implications for heroin control policy. Macquarie University Research Paper No. 372, 1993. 8 Neri F., Heather N. Heroin control policy under the theory of rational addiction. Addict Res 1995; 3: 81– 92. 9 Bridges JFP. The rational heroin user: the interpretation of deductive economics for the consideration of heroin control policies. CHERE Discussion Paper, No. 39, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Sydney, 1999. 10 Becker GS, Murphy K. A theory of rational addiction. J Political Economy 1988; 96: 675– 700. 11 Becker GS, Grossman M., Murphy KM. Rational addiction and the effect of price on onsumption. American Economic Rev 1991; 81: 237– 41. 12 Neri F. Heroin prohibition and the incentive for collusion. Working Paper Series 95–2, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong, 1995. 13 Manderson D. From Mr Sin to Mr Big: a history of Australian drug laws. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993. Citing Literature Volume18, Issue3September 1999Pages 251-252 ReferencesRelatedInformation