There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: How "Freebies" and "Credit" Operate as Part of Rational Drug Market Activity

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 939-962

  Coomber, Ross ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG TRAFFIC; FINANCE; HUMAN; OFFENDER; OPIATE ADDICTION;

EID: 0348141838     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260303300408     Document Type: Article

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