Reconceptualising drug markets and drug dealers — the need for change

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-13

  Coomber, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demonisation; Drug dealers; Drug markets; Social supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869874383     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/daat.2010.0122     Document Type: Review

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