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High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422065
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Gender and the Influence of Peer Alcohol Consumption on Adolescent Sexual Activity
Waddell, Glen R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
I consider the alcohol consumption of opposite-gender peers as explanatory to adolescent sexual intercourse and … demonstrate that female sexual activity is higher where there is higher alcohol consumption among male peers. This relationship is … groups, and is distinctly different from any influence of the alcohol consumption of female peers which is shown to have no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008470359
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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024597
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Alcohol and Student Performance: Estimating the Effect of Legal Access
Lindo, Jason M.; Swensen, Isaac D.; Waddell, Glen R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We consider the effect of legal access to alcohol, which is known to increase drinking behavior, on academic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855353