Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282303 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
Quaderni - Working Paper DSE No. 1181
Publisher: 
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), Bologna
Abstract: 
Some harm reduction strategies encourage individuals to switch from a harmful addictive good to a less harmful addictive good. This approach is controversial, with advocates claiming it helps switching to a less harmful substance, and opponents claiming it may lead to new substance abuse. This paper builds on theories of addiction to model the introduction of a harm reduction method, and it demonstrates when each side is correct, depending on the enjoyableness of the harm reduction method, the addictiveness of the harm reduction method, and the substitutability with the original addictive good.
Subjects: 
addiction
harm reduction
initiation
moral hazard
Peltzman effect
risk compensation
JEL: 
I12
I18
D11
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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