van Ours Jan C
Department of Economics and CentER, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Health Econ. 2006 Dec;15(12):1283-94. doi: 10.1002/hec.1128.
This paper uses information about prime age individuals living in Amsterdam to study the dynamics in the use of tobacco, cannabis, and cocaine. The analysis examines transitions from non-use to use, as well as transitions from use to non-use. Particular attention is given to the effect of the age of onset on quitting behavior. The empirical analysis shows that for most of the drugs investigated, the earlier individuals start using a particular drug the less likely they are to stop using that drug.
本文利用居住在阿姆斯特丹的青壮年个体的信息，研究烟草、大麻和可卡因使用情况的动态变化。该分析考察了从不使用到使用的转变，以及从使用到不使用的转变。特别关注开始使用年龄对戒烟行为的影响。实证分析表明，对于所研究的大多数药物而言，个体开始使用某种特定药物的时间越早，他们停止使用该药物的可能性就越小。
