'E' is for enterprise: Middle level drug markets in Ecstasy and stimulants

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 565-576

  Pearson, Geoffrey ^a   Hobbs, Dick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug distribution; Drug markets; Ecstasy markets; Middle market

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE;

DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG MARKETING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 12344325119     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350412331323100     Document Type: Review

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