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Demand for Illicit Drugs Among Pregnant Women

In: Substance Use: Individual Behaviour, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics

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  • Hope Corman
  • Kelly Noonan
  • Nancy E. Reichman
  • Dhaval Dave

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We use postpartum survey data linked to medical records and city-level drug prices to estimate the demand for illicit drugs among pregnant women. We find that a $10 increase in the retail price of a gram of pure cocaine decreases illicit drug use by 12–15%. The estimated price effects for heroin are lower than for cocaine and are less robust across alternative model specifications. This study provides the first estimates of the effects of drug prices on prenatal drug use and yields important information about the potential of drug enforcement as a tool for reducing illicit drug use among pregnant women.

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  • Hope Corman & Kelly Noonan & Nancy E. Reichman & Dhaval Dave, 2005. "Demand for Illicit Drugs Among Pregnant Women," Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, in: Substance Use: Individual Behaviour, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics, pages 41-60, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:aheszz:s0731-2199(05)16003-8
    DOI: 10.1016/S0731-2199(05)16003-8
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    1. Kelly Noonan & Nancy E. Reichman & Hope Corman & Dhaval Dave, 2007. "Prenatal drug use and the production of infant health," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 16(4), pages 361-384, April.
    2. Nancy E. Reichman & Hope Corman & Kelly Noonan & Dhaval Dave, 2006. "Typically Unobserved Variables (TUVs) and Selection into Prenatal Inputs: Implications for Estimating Infant Health Production Functions," Working Papers 930, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Migration and Development..
    3. Craig A. Gallet, 2014. "Can Price Get The Monkey Off Our Back? A Meta‐Analysis Of Illicit Drug Demand," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 23(1), pages 55-68, January.

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