Abstract Drug cryptomarkets are a significant development in the recent history of illicit drug markets. Dealers and buyers can now finalize transactions with people they have never met, who could be located anywhere across globe. What factors shape geography international trafficking via these cryptomarkets? In our current study, we test determinants through by using mix social network analysi...

non-medical use of prescription drugs (also known as medication diversion) is a common problem in middle and low income countries where monitoring capacities and law enforcement mechanisms are not efficiently developed (1-3). prescribed central nervous system (cns) stimulants, sedative hypnotics and long-lasting opioids are the most important drugs diverted throughout the world (1-4). non-medic...

Because freedom of choice and economic gain are at the heart of productivity, human trafficking impedes national and international economic growth. Within the next 10 years, crime experts expect human trafficking to surpass drug and arms trafficking in its incidence, cost to human well-being, and profitability to criminals (Schauer and Wheaton, 2006: 164-165). The loss of agency from human traf...