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Effect of alternative income assistance schedules on drug use and drug-related harm: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The synchronised monthly disbursement of income assistance, whereby all recipients are paid on the same day, has been associated with increases in illicit drug use and serious associated harms. This phenomenon is often referred to as the cheque effect. Because payment variability can aff...

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Autores principales: Richardson, Lindsey, Laing, Allison, Choi, JinCheol, Nosova, Ekaterina, Milloy, M-J, Marshall, Brandon DL, Singer, Joel, Wood, Evan, Kerr, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8176782/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33857455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00023-2