Objective: Consumers increasingly buy pharmaceuticals online. No scoping review has
been carried out to summarize and synthesize the studies that have identified drivers of …

The Web is a constantly evolving, complex system, with important implications for both
marketers and consumers. In this paper, we contend that over the next five to ten years …

For some drug policy scholars, including us, the online marketplace Silk Road and its
successors are inherently fascinating. When we first discovered Silk Road in 2011, on …

Accurate estimates of population drug use and an understanding of the factors that influence
substance choice are essential for the development of appropriate and targeted prevention …

Background and aim Cryptomarkets—on‐line, anonymous market‐places for illicit goods
and services that specialize mainly in drugs—account for a small but rapidly growing share …

Researchers have observed the increasing commoditization of cybercrime, that is, the
offering of capabilities, services, and resources as commodities by specialized suppliers in …

Following the rampant increase in Bitcoin prices, there has been a proliferation of
cryptocurrencies, which have become a major way of doing business across national …

Objectives The current study is the first to examine the network structure of an encrypted
online drug distribution network. It examines (1) the global network structure,(2) the local …

Objective To examine the effect on the trade in opioids through online illicit markets
(“cryptomarkets”) of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's ruling in 2014 to reschedule …

Is crime reduced by highly publicized punishment events? Is crime reduced by law
enforcement's public relations work? These longstanding questions are addressed in a …