Legitimating drug use: A note on the impact of gang membership and drug sales on the use of illicit drugs

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 393-410

  Decker, Scott H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0347317330     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820000096381     Document Type: Article

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