An economic analysis of income and expenditures by heroin-using research volunteers

Juliette Roddy; Mark Greenwald

doi:10.3109/10826080802487309

An economic analysis of income and expenditures by heroin-using research volunteers

Juliette Roddy, Mark Greenwald

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Abstract

At a Detroit research program from 2004 to 2005, out-of-treatment chronic daily heroin users (N 100) were interviewed to evaluate relationships between past 30-day income and factors influencing heroin price, expenditures, and consumption. Weekly heroin purchasing frequency was positively related to income and number of suppliers, and negatively related to time cost (min) from primary supplier. Daily heroin consumption was positively related to income and injection heroin use, and negatively related to unit cost of heroin. Implications and limitations are noted. Simulations are underway to assess within-subject changes in drug demand. Supported by NIH/NIDA R01 DA15462 and Joe Young, Sr. Funds (State of Michigan).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1503-1518
Number of pages	16
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	44
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826080802487309
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Behavioral economics
Detroit
Heroin
Injection
Opiates

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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