Hobbs, Richard and Pearson, Geoffrey (2004) E is for enterprise: Middle level drug markets in ecstasy and stimulants. Addiction Research & Theory, 12 (6). pp. 565-576. ISSN 1606-6359
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Abstract This article is derived from a study of 'middle-market' drug distribution funded by the Home Office. It involved prison interviews with middle and upper level drug dealers, and interviews with a range of enforcement personnel. The focus of the article is middle level drug markets in Ecstasy and stimulant drugs such as amphetamine and cocaine. A number of case studies are used to illustrate the varying kinds of brokerage, go-between and 'middle-man' functions that link together the different levels of the stimulant drug market, to supply the needs of consumers within the burgeoning night-time economy. Some of these individuals sit just above the retail level supplying retail level dealers who are in turn selling direct to consumers; others involve serious crime networks that control regional and cross-regional distribution systems within the UK, and transport routes that facilitate importation from the Netherlands.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t71... |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Informa Healthcare |
| Divisions: | Sociology |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2008 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 21:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/16752 |
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