Exploring the Influence of Drug Trafficking Gangs on Overdose Deaths in the Largest Narcotics Market in the Eastern United States
Research has found that drug markets tend to cluster in space, potentially because of the profit that can be made when customers are drawn to areas with multiple suppliers. But few studies have examined how these clusters of drug markets—which have been termed “agglomeration economies”—may be relate...
Main Authors: | Nicole J. Johnson, Caterina G. Roman, Alyssa K. Mendlein, Courtney Harding, Melissa Francis, Laura Hendrick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/9/11/202 |
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