Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; … - 2024
The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of … Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on. An instrumental variable … friends also misuse. The estimated peer effects are significant: Having a best friend with a reported serious injury in the …