Globalization and the price decline of illicit drugs
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Globalization and the price decline of illicit drugs.
BACKGROUND This study aims at understanding the mechanisms underlying the dramatic decline of the retail prices of major drugs like cocaine and heroin during the past two decades. It also aims at analysing the implications of this decline for drug policies. METHODS We use a theoretical model to identify the possible causes of this price decline. This allows us to formulate the hypothesis that...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Drug Policy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0955-3959
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.11.016