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Analysis of the supply of drugs and new psychoactive substances by Europe-based vendors via darknet markets in 2017-18

November 2019

Online anonymous marketplaces are a relatively recent technological development that enables sellers and buyers to transact online with far stronger anonymity guarantees than are available on traditional electronic commerce platforms. This has led certain individuals to engage in transactions of...
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Technology-facilitated drug dealing via social media in the Nordic countries

November 2019

Use of the internet has changed drug dealing over the past decade. While there is a growing understanding of the role of darknet drug markets, little is known about how drug dealing works on public online services such as social media. This study reports findings from a Nordic comparative study of...
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The challenge of responding to a more globally joined-up, dynamic, and innovative drug market: Reflections from the EMCDDA's 2018 analysis of the European drug situation

December 2018
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Der Drogenhandel im Darknet

October 2018
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An EU-focused analysis of drug supply on the AlphaBay marketplace

November 2017

Online anonymous marketplaces are a relatively recent technological development that enables sellers and buyers to transact online with far stronger anonymity guarantees than on traditional electronic commerce platforms. This has led certain individuals to engage in transactions of illicit or...
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An EU-focused analysis of drug supply on the online anonymous marketplace ecosystem

November 2017

Online anonymous marketplaces are a relatively recent technological development that enables sellers and buyers to transact online with far stronger anonymity guarantees than on traditional electronic commerce platforms. This has led certain individuals to engage in transactions of illicit or...
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Assessing the impact of laws controlling the online availability of 25I-NBOMe, AH-7921, MDPV and MXE – outcomes of a semi-automated e-shop monitoring

January 2017

This scientific article was one of the 2018 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs. This article won the award in the category 'Drug policy and supply reduction interventions' and the award was...
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The disruptive potential of the internet to transform illicit drug markets and impact on future patterns of drug consumption

December 2016

Whilst the online drug markets currently only account for a small share of all drug transactions the potential of the surface and deep web to provide a new platform for drug sale and exchanges is considerable.
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Purity, adulteration and price of drugs bought on‐line versus off‐line in the Netherlands

December 2016

This scientific article was one of the 2018 EMCDDA scientific award winners, which celebrates scientific writing and distinguishes high-quality research in the field of illicit drugs. This article won the award in the category 'Markets and drug cultures' and the award was granted to first...
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The European drug landscape in 2013 - highlights from the EMCDDA's European drug report

September 2013

May 2013 saw the publication of the first European Drug Report (EDR), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’s (EMCDDA) comprehensive and multi-dimensional package providing information on European drug trends and developments (European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug...