Responsible vendors, intelligent consumers: Silk Road, the online revolution in drug trading

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 183-189

  Van Hout, Marie Claire ^a   Bingham, Tim ^b  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b Irish Needle Exchange Forum   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Drug markets; Internet; Silk Road; Vending

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG QUALITY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEB BROWSER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; INTERNET; PRIVACY; UTILIZATION;

DRUG;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRIVACY;

EID: 84896083006     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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