Gender, Heroin Consumption and Economic Behaviour

Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen

Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen from Department of Economics, University of Bergen

Abstract: The study examines differences in consumption and economic behaviour among male and female heroin users. The consumption pattern of the heroin addicts vary by gender, with females consuming relatively less alcohol and cannabis but significantly more heroin than their male counterparts.

Keywords: DRUG ADDICTION; HEALTH; BEHAVIOUR; SEX ROLES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D80 I12 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 1999
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