Evaluating drug trafficking on the Tor Network: Silk Road 2, the sequel

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1113-1123

  Dolliver, Diana S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminality; Drug trafficking; Silk Road 2; Tor Network

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG TRAFFIC; EUROPEAN UNION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRIME; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRENDS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG TRAFFICKING; GEOGRAPHY; HALLUCINOGENS; INTERNET; SOFTWARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942173607     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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