Hidden wholesale: The drug diffusing capacity of online drug cryptomarkets

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-15

  Aldridge, Judith ^a   Décary Hétu, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c University of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptomarkets; Cyber crime; Dark net drug markets; Drug dealing; Drug diffusion; Drug monitoring systems; Drug use; Illegal drug markets

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; METHAMPHETAMINE; MODAFINIL; OXYCODONE; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; STREET DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRYPTOMARKET; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MARKET; MARKETING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHARMACIST; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLESALE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

COMMERCE; DRUG TRAFFICKING; DRUG USERS; HUMANS; INTERNET; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84973527474     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.04.020     Document Type: Article

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