Mexican American youth and adult prison gangs in a changing heroin market

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 843-868

  Valdez, Avelardo ^a,b  

^a Portland StateUniversity   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MARKETING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION; PRISON; PRISONER; RECIDIVISM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 29444451238     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260503500409     Document Type: Article

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