Beyond drug dealing: Developing and extending the concept of 'social supply' of illicit drugs to 'minimally commercial supply'

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-164

  Coomber, Ross ^a   Moyle, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84897763067     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2013.798265     Document Type: Article

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