The market for crystalline methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia

Global Crime

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 113-123

  McKetin, Rebecca ^a   McLaren, Jennifer ^a   Kelly, Erin ^a   Chalmers, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dealing; Markets; Methamphetamine; Retail; Street drugs; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149182819     PISSN: 17440572     EISSN: 17440580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17440570902783905     Document Type: Article

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