Effect of alternative income assistance schedules on drug use and drug-related harm: a randomised controlled trial
Summary: 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 variabilit...
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Main Authors: | Lindsey Richardson, DPhil (Author), Allison Laing, MA (Author), JinCheol Choi, MSc (Author), Ekaterina Nosova, PhD (Author), M-J Milloy, PhD (Author), Brandon DL Marshall, PhD (Author), Joel Singer, ProfPhD (Author), Evan Wood, ProfMD (Author), Thomas Kerr, ProfPhD (Author) |
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2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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