From "social supply" to "real dealing": Drift, friendship, and trust in drug-dealing careers

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 392-406

  Taylor, Matthew ^a   Potter, Gary R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drift; Drug dealing; Drug markets; Social supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884616006     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022042612474974     Document Type: Article

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