Safer scoring? Cryptomarkets, social supply and drug market violence

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-31

  Barratt, Monica J ^a,b,c   Ferris, Jason A ^d   Winstock, Adam R ^e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g Global Drug Survey   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptomarkets; Dark web; Drug markets; E commerce; Social supply; Violence

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; LYSERGIDE; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOMARKET; DRUG IMPURITY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MONEY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPLY; THREAT; TREND STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE;

COMMERCE; DRUG TRAFFICKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SOFTWARE; STREET DRUGS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84970029033     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.04.019     Document Type: Article

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