Everything you always wanted to know about drug cryptomarkets* (*but were afraid to ask)

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-6

  Barratt, Monica J ^a,b,c   Aldridge, Judith ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; RECREATIONAL DRUG; DRUG;

ANONYMISED DATA; DRUG CRYPTOMARKET; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WEB BROWSER; DRUG CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84981724949     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.07.005     Document Type: Editorial

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