TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Welfare checks, drug consumption, and health: evidence from Vancouver injection drug users
JO  - Journal of human resources
A1  - Riddell, Chris
A1  - Riddell, Rosemarie
SP  - 138
EP  - 161
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - This paper investigates the link between welfare payments and drug use among injection drug users. The authors find an increase in the likelihood of an overdose in the days following check arrival, and in the probability of leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA) on check day. Using the check arrival date as an instrument, we estimate the Local Average Treatment Effect of leaving AMA on subsequent readmission and the probability of a drug overdose. The results indicate that, for individuals influenced by check day, leaving AMA leads to readmission much sooner than planned discharge, longer subsequent stays in the hospital, and a substantial increase in the probability of a drug overdose.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-166X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -