References on economic recession and drug use

Key publications

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Year of publication

Reference

Bretteville-Jensen

2011

Bretteville-Jensen, A. L. (2011). Illegal drug use and the economic recession – What can we learn from the existing research? International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, 353-359.

De Goeij

2015

De Goeij, M. C. M., Suhrcke, M., Toffolutti, V., Van de Mheen, D., Schoenmakers, T. M., & Kunst, A. E. (2015). How economic crisis affect alcohol consumption and alcohol-related health problems: A realist systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 131, 131-146.

Dubanowicz

2015

Dubanowicz, A. & Lemmens, P. (2015). Impact of the economic recession on addiction-prone behaviours. In P. Anderson, J. Rehm, & R. Room (Eds.), The impact of addictive substances and behaviours on individual and societal well-being (pp. 161-179). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Henkel

2011

Henkel, D. (2011). Unemployment and substance use: A review of the literature (1990-2010). Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 4, 4-27.

McClure

2012

McClure, C. B., Valdimardóttir, U. A., Hauksdóttir, A., & Kawachi, I. (2012). Economic crisis and smoking behaviour: Prospective cohort study in Iceland. BMJ Open, 2, e001386.

Ritter

2011

Ritter, A. & Chalmers, J. (2011). The relationship between economic conditions and substance use and harm. Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, 1-3.

 

Illegal drugs

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Year of publication

Reference

Arkes

2011

Arkes, J. (2011). Recessions and the participation of youth in the selling and use of illicit drugs. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, 335-340.

Chalmers

2011

Chalmers, J., & Ritter, A. (2011). The business cycle and drug use in Australia: evidence from repeated cross-sections of individual level data. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, 341-352.

Colell

2015

Colell, E., Sánchez-Niubò, A., Delclos, G. L., Benavides, F. G., & Domingo-Salvany, A. (2015). Economic crisis and changes in drug use in the Spanish economically-active population. Addiction. Published Online First: 16 March 2015.

Compton

2014

Compton, W. M., Gfroerer, J., Conway, K. P., & Finger, M. S. (2014). Unemployment and substance outcomes in the United States 2002-2010. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 350-353.

Epele

2010

Epele, M. E. (2010). Memory, forgetting, and economic crisis: Drug use and social fragmentation in an Argentine shantytown. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 24, 22-41.

Epele

2011

Epele, M. E. (2011). New toxics, new poverty: A social understanding of the freebase cocaine/Paco in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Substance Use & Misuse, 46, 1468-1476.

Kalousova

2014

Kalousova, L., & Burgard, S. A. (2014). Unemployment, measured and perceived decline of economic resources: Contrasting three measures of recessionary hardships and their implications for adopting negative health behaviors. Social Science and Medicine, 106, 28-34.

Lakhdar

2011

Lakhdar, C. B., & Bastianic, T. (2011). Economic constraint and modes of consumption of addictive goods. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, 360-365.

Paraskevis

2013

Paraskevis, D., Nikolopoulos, G., Fotiou, A., Tsiara, C., Paraskeva, D., Sypsa, V. et al. (2013). Economic recession and emergence of an HIV-1 outbreak among drug injectors in Athens metropolitan area: A longitudinal study. PLoS ONE, 8(11).

Rossi

2011

Rossi, D., Singh, D. Z., Pawlowicz, M. P., Touze, G., Bolyard, M., Mateu-Gelabert, P. et al. (2011). Changes in time-use and drug use by young adults in poor neighbourhoods of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the political transitions of 2001-2002: Results of a survey. Harm Reduction Journal, 8.

Sareen

2011

Sareen, J., Afifi, T. O., McMillan, K. A., & Asmundson, G. J. (2011). Relationship between household income and mental disorders: Findings from a population-based longitudinal study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 68, 419-427.

Storti

2011

Storti, C. C., De Grauwe, P., Sabadash, A., & Montanari, L. (2011). Unemployment and drug treatment. International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, 366-373.

 

Tobacco

1st author’s name

Year of publication

Reference

Arkes

2012

Arkes, J. (2012). How Does Youth Cigarette Use Respond to Weak Economic Periods? Implications for the Current Economic Crisis. Substance Use & Misuse, 47, 375-382.

Ásgeirsdóttir

2014

Ásgeirsdóttir, T. L., Corman, H., Noonan, K., Olafsdottir, & Reichman, N. E. (2014). Was the economic crisis of 2008 good for Icelanders? Impact on health behaviors. Economics & Human Biology, 13, 1-19.

Compton

2014

Compton, W. M., Gfroerer, J., Conway, K. P., & Finger, M. S. (2014). Unemployment and substance outcomes in the United States 2002-2010. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 350-353.

Cutler

2015

Cutler, D. M., Huang, W., & Lleras-Muney, A. (2015). When does education matter? The protective effect of education for cohorts graduating in bad times. Social Science and Medicine, 127, 63-73.

Gallus

2015

Gallus, S., Ghislandi, S., & Muttarak, R. (2015). Effects of the economic crisis on smoking prevalence and number of smokers in the USA. Tobacco Control, 24, 82-88.

Herzfeld

2014

Herzfeld, T., Huffman, S., & Rizov, M. (2014). The dynamics of food, alcohol and cigarette consumption in Russia during transition. Economics & Human Biology, 13, 128-143.

Jackson

2013

Jackson, T. L., Gjelsvik, A., Garro, A., & Pearlman, D. N. (2013). Correlates of Smoking During an Economic Recession Among Parents of Children with Asthma. Journal of Asthma, 50, 457-462.

Kalousova

2014

Kalousova, L., & Burgard, S. A. (2014). Unemployment, measured and perceived decline of economic resources: Contrasting three measures of recessionary hardships and their implications for adopting negative health behaviors. Social Science & Medicine, 106, 28-34.

Krasovsky

2013

Krasovsky, K. (2013). Sharp changes in tobacco products affordability and the dynamics of smoking prevalence in various social and income groups in Ukraine in 2008-2012. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 11(1).

Macy

2013

Macy, J. T., Chassin, L., & Presson, C. C. (2013). Predictors of health behaviors after the economic downturn: A longitudinal study. Social Science & Medicine, 89, 8-15.

Margerison-Zilko

2014

Margerison-Zilko, C. (2014). Economic contraction and maternal health behaviors during pregnancy in a national sample of U.S. women. Annals of Epidemiology, 24(6), 432-440.

McClure

2012

McClure, C. B., Valdimarsdottir, U. A., Hauksdottir, A., & Kawachi, I. (2012). Economic crisis and smoking behaviour: prospective cohort study in Iceland. BMJ Open, 2(5).

McInerney

2012

McInerney, M., & Mellor, J. M. (2012). Recessions and seniors' health, health behaviors, and healthcare use: Analysis of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. Journal of Health Economics, 31(5), 744-751.

Nandi

2013

Nandi, A., Charters, T. J., Strumpf, E. C., Heymann, J., & Harper, S. (2013). Economic conditions and health behaviours during the 'Great Recession'. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67(12), 1038-1046.

Okechukwu

2012

Okechukwu, C., Bacic, J., Cheng, K. W., & Catalano, R. (2012). Smoking among construction workers: The nonlinear influence of the economy, cigarette prices, and antismoking sentiment. Social Science & Medicine, 75(8), 1379-1386.

Ruhm

2005

Ruhm, C. J. (2005). Healthy living in hard times. Journal of Health Economics, 24, 341-363.

Shaw

2011

Shaw, B. A., Agahi, N., & Krause, N. (2011). Are Changes in Financial Strain Associated With Changes in Alcohol Use and Smoking Among Older Adults? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72, 917-925.

Tangcharoensathien

2000

Tangcharoensathien, V., Harnvoravongchai, P., Pitayarangsarit, S., & Kasemsup, V. (2000). Health impacts of rapid economic changes in Thailand. Social Science & Medicine, 51(6), 789-807.

Taylor

2010

Taylor, M., Barr, M., Stevens, G., Bryson-Taylor, D., Agho, K., Jacobs, J., & Raphael, B. (2010). Psychosocial stress and strategies for managing adversity: Measuring population resilience in New South Wales, Australia. Population Health Metrics, 8.

Verso

2014

Verso, M. G., & Picciotto, D. (2014). Effects of the global economic and jobs crisis on the health status of the Italian and sicilian populations: From the occupational medicine to not occupational medicine? Acta Medica Mediterranea, 30, 1129-1136.

Xu

2013

Xu, X. (2013). The business cycle and health behaviors. Social Science & Medicine, 77, 126-136.

Young

2012

Young, D., Yong, H. H., Borland, R., Shahab, L., Hammond, D., Cummings, K. M., & Wilson, N. (2012). Trends in roll-your-own smoking: Findings from the ITC Four-Country Survey (2002-2008). Journal Of Environmental & Public Health, 2012, 406283.

Zimmermann

2014

Zimmermann, M. H., Richardson, D. L., Manderski, M. T. B., Delnevo, C. D., & Steinberg, M. B. (2014). Relighting behaviour among cigarette smokers seeking treatment: Implications for tobacco treatment and policy. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 68, 1358-1363.

 

Alcohol

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Year of publication

Reference

Aguilar-Palacio

2015

Aguilar-Palacio, I., Carrera-Lasfuentes, P., & Rabanaque, M. J. (2015). Youth unemployment and economic recession in Spain: Influence on health and lifestyles in young people (16–24 years old). International Journal of Public Health, 60, 427-435.

Compton

2014

Compton, W. M., Gfroerer, J., Conway, K. P., & Finger, M. S. (2014). Unemployment and substance outcomes in the United States 2002-2010. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 350-353.

Cutler

2015

Cutler, D. M., Huang, W., & Lleras-Muney, A. (2015). When does education matter? The protective effect of education for cohorts graduating in bad times. Social Science and Medicine, 127, 63-73.

Garcia

2014

Garcia, C. I., Martinez, P. S., Gonzalez, M., Garcia, M. B., Trevino, L. J., Lasheras, F. S., & Bobes, J. (2014). Effects of the economic crisis on demand due to mental disorders in Asturias: Data from the Asturias Cumulative Psychiatric Case Register (2000-2010). Actas Espanolas De Psiquiatria, 42, 108-115.

Harhey

2014

Harhay, M. O., Bor, J., Basu, S., McKee, M., Mindell, J. S., Shelton, N. J., & Stuckler, D. (2014). Differential impact of the economic recession on alcohol use among white British adults, 2004-2010. European Journal of Public Health, 24, 410-415.

Margerison-Zilko

2014

Margerison-Zilko, C. (2014). Economic contraction and maternal health behaviors during pregnancy in a national sample of U.S. women. Annals of Epidemiology, 24, 432-440.

Mattei

2014

Mattei, G., Ferrari, S., Pingani, L., & Rigatelli, M. (2014). Short-term effects of the 2008 Great Recession on the health of the Italian population: An ecological study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49, 851-858.

Murphy

2014

Murphy, R. D., Zemore, S. E., & Mulia, N. (2014). Housing Instability and Alcohol Problems during the 2007-2009 US Recession: The Moderating Role of Perceived Family Support. Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 91, 17-32.

 

Unemployment and illegal drug use

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Year of publication

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Atkinson

2003

Atkinson, J. S., Montoya, I. D., Whitsett, D. D., Bell, D. C., & Nagy, C. W. (2003). The relationship among psychological distress, employment, and drug use over time in a sample of female welfare recipients. Journal of Community Psychology, 31, 223-234.

Bennett

2013

Bennett, A. S., Elliott, L., & Golub, A. (2013). Opioid and Other Substance Misuse, Overdose Risk, and the Potential for Prevention Among a Sample of OEF/OIF Veterans in New York City. Substance Use & Misuse, 48, 894-907.

Brunswick

1992

Brunswick, A. F., Lewis, C. S., & Messeri, P. A. (1992). Drug Use and Stress: Testing a Coping Model in an Urban African-American Sample. Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 148-162.

George

2010

George, J., Kinner, S. A., Bruno, R., Degenhardt, L., & Dunn, M. (2010). Contextualising psychological distress among regular ecstasy users: the importance of sociodemographic factors and patterns of drug use. Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, 243-249.

Uggen

2014

Uggen, C., & Shannon, S. K. S. (2014). Productive Addicts and Harm Reduction: How Work Reduces Crime - But Not Drug Use. Social Problems, 61, 105-130.

 

Non-peer reviewed publications

1st author’s name

Year of publication

Reference

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

2011

IPH (2011). Facing the challenge: The impact of recession and unemployment on men’s health in Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

Trautmann

2013

Trautmann, F. (2013). Exploring trends in the illegal drugs market and drug policy responses in the EU. In F. Trautmann, B. Kilmer, & P. Turnbull (Eds.), Further insights into aspects of the illegal EU drugs market (report 3). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Maclean

2015

Maclean, J. C., Cantor, J. H., & Pacula, R. L. (2015). Economic downturns and substance use treatment: Evidence from admissions data. DETU Working Paper 15-04. PhilaDelphia: Temple University.

 

Non-English publications

Hungarian search

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Year of publication

Reference

Lackó

2010

Lackó, M. (2010). A magyarországi rossz egészségi állapot lehetséges magyarázó tényezői [Possible factors explaining poor health status in Hungary]. Közgazdasági Szemle, LVII. Évf, 753–778.

Kopp

2000

Kopp, M. & Skrabski, A. (2000). Pszichoszociális tényezők és egészségi állapot [Psychosocial factors and health status]. Demográfia 43.2-3, 252-278.

Sárkány

2014

Sárkány, P. (2014). Illegális tevékenységek a svéd, a holland és a magyar statisztika alapján [Illegal activities based on statistics in Sweden, the Netherlands and Hungary]. Közgazdasági Szemle 61.2, 193-219.

Mirnics

2004

Mirnics, Z. T. (2004). A vajdasági magyarok egészségvédő és egészségkárosító magatartása [Health-protective and Health-damaging Practices of the Voivode Hungarian Youth]. Fórum Társadalomtudományi Szemle. VI:2, 37-56.

 

Spanish search

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Year of publication

Reference

Gili

2014

Gili, M., García Campayo, J., & Roca, M. (2014). Crisis económica y salud mental. Informe SESPAS 2014 [Economic crisis and mental health. SESPAS report 2014]. Gaceta Sanitaria, 28 (S1), 104-108.

Raygal

2011

Raygal Fernández, P. J., Pérez Vigueras, M. P., García González, J., Cánovas Gaspar, J. P., Lázaro Meca, R. S., & Martín Retuerto, B. (2011). La crisis económica y la atención de urgencia por abuso de drogas en un hospital general [The economic crisis and emergency treatment for drug abuse in a general hospital]. Puesta día urgenc. emerg. Catastr, 11, 0-0.

Gobierno de España

2015

Gobierno de España (2015). Desigualdades socioeconómicas, consumo de drogas y territorio en España [Socioeconomic inequalities, drug consumption and territory in Spain].

Gobierno de España

2012

Gobierno de España (2012). Informe Juventud España [Youth report Spain].

 

Dutch search

Ferat

n.d.

Ferat, I. (n.d.). Impact van de economische crisis op de gezondheid [Impact of the economic crisis on health]. University of Gent, Brussels, Antwerpen, and Leuven (Master’s thesis).

Van der Wielen

2011

Van der Wielen, S. & Vanderoost, F. (2011). Economische crisis & gezondheid [Economic crisis & health]. University of Brussels, Antwerpen, and Leuven (Master’s thesis).

 

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