Background: Precise terminology and definitions are important components of scientific
language. Although the terms “hard drugs” and “soft drugs” are used widely by …

Marijuana is the most common illicit drug with vocal advocates for legalization. Among other
things, legalization would increase access and remove the stigma of illegality. Our model …

Background In US states that legalized and commercialized recreational cannabis, cannabis
sales in illegal markets are still sizable or even larger than those in legal markets. This study …

Synthetic drug abuse has become an increasingly serious problem among adolescents in
Macao, the world's largest gambling market and the only legal gambling place in China. To …

Background Cannabis is the most frequently used illicit drug globally. Despite increasing
evidence that cannabis use is associated with adverse health effects, the knowledge on …

Libro EE N73.indb Page 1 Estudios económicos N 73, Julio-Diciembre 2019. 5-42 5
PROGRESIÓN Y ESCALONAMIENTO EN EL CONSUMO DE DROGAS:... ACTORES …

Food price elasticities (PEs) are essential for evaluating the impacts of food pricing
interventions to improve dietary and health outcomes. This paper innovates the use of …

Background Drug use is predicated on a combination of “willingness” and “opportunity”. That
is, independent of any desire to use drugs, a drug use opportunity is required; be it indirect …

Using inductive methodology, this paper advances the theoretical foundation of the
escalation of sexual harassment (SH) in organizations. It draws from gateway theory, which …

Background The gateway hypothesis (and particularly the prediction of developmental
stages in drug abuse) has been a subject of protracted debate since the 1970s. Extensive …