The gendered nature of drug acquisition behavior within marijuana and crack drug markets

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 408-431

  Griffin, Marie L ^a   Rodriguez, Nancy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

crack cocaine; drug acquisition; drug markets; gender and drugs; women and drugs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955378460     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128708327955     Document Type: Article

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