Commentary on Barratt etal. (2014): Steps towards characterizing online anonymous drug marketplace customers

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 784-785

  Christin, Nicolas ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymous online marketplaces; Drug markets; Internet; New trends in drug use; Silk Road; Sociological factors

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DRUG TRAFFICKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84897999294     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12519     Document Type: Editorial

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