Methamphetamine users' perceptions of exchanging drugs for money: Does trust matter?

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 256-269

  Chalmers, Jenny ^a   Bradford, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Illicit drug markets; Risk; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884683029     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022042612471652     Document Type: Article

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