Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; … - 2024 - This version: October 25, 2024
The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on. An instrumental variable technique is employed to estimate peer effects in opioid...
