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Drug Economy

By: Vincenzo Ruggiero
In: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
Edited by: Ray Hutchison
Subject:Urban Planning, Urban Sociology, Urban Studies
Keywords:cocaine; drug dealing; drug economy; drugs; economies; heroin; occupational choice

Some 200 million people, or 5 percent of the world's population aged 15 to 64, use drugs at least once a year. The number of opiate users is estimated at around 16 million (11 million of which abuse heroin), while ...

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  Ruggiero, V. (2010). Drug economy. In R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of urban studies (pp. 235-237). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n89
  
  Ruggiero, Vincenzo. "Drug Economy." In Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, edited by Hutchison, Ray, 235-37. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n89.
  
  Ruggiero, V. 2010. Drug Economy. In: Ray Hutchison Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 235-237 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n89> [Accessed 24 Jun 2021].
  
  Ruggiero, Vincenzo. "Drug Economy." Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Edited by Ray Hutchison. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 235-37. SAGE Knowledge. 24 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n89.
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