The effects of cannabis use on physical and mental health

被引：29

作者：

van Ours, Jan C. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Williams, Jenny ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Tilburg Univ, Dept Econ, Tilburg, Netherlands

[2] Tilburg Univ, CentER, Tilburg, Netherlands

[3] Univ Melbourne, Dept Econ, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 31卷 / 04期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Cannabis use; Physical health; Mental health; Duration models; OUTCOMES; IMPACT; PSYCHOSIS; DYNAMICS; MODELS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.04.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates whether cannabis use affects physical and mental health. To do so, information on prime aged individuals living in Amsterdam in 1994 is used. Dutch data offer a clear advantage in estimating the health impacts of cannabis use because the legal status of cannabis in the Netherlands ensures that estimates are free from confounding with the physical and psychological effects of engaging in a criminal activity. Accounting for selection into cannabis use and shared frailties in mental and physical health, the results suggest that cannabis use reduces the mental wellbeing of men and women and the physical wellbeing of men. Although statistically significant, the magnitude of the effect of using cannabis on mental and physical health is found to be small. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：564 / 577

页数：14

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