Alamar, Benjamin; Glantz, Stanton A. - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1
addiction model is one in which addiction spreads through a population as if it were an infectious disease, as supported by the … substance is linked to the behavior of their parents, friends and society. In the infectious disease model current consumption … disease model showed a qualitative match to the results of the rational addiction model. The infectious disease model can …