The entry of colombian-sourced heroin into the US market: The relationship between competition, price, and purity

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-95

  Rosenblum, Daniel ^d   Unick, George Jay ^a   Ciccarone, Daniel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Parnassus Heights   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Heroin price; Heroin purity; Illicit drug markets; US

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; COST; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG PURITY; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

COMPETITION; HEROIN PRICE; HEROIN PURITY; ILLICIT DRUG MARKETS; US;

COLOMBIA; COMMERCE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEROIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892986458     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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