The crack epidemic: Empirical findings support an hypothesized diffusion of innovation process

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Golub, Andrew ^a,b   Johnson, Bruce D ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK COCAINE; DIFFUSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY; POLICY IMPLICATION;

USA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK;

EID: 0030426868     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0121(96)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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