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Published on in Vol 15, No 5 (2013): May

Global Reach of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Using Social Media for Illicit Online Drug Sales

Global Reach of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Using Social Media for Illicit Online Drug Sales

Global Reach of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Using Social Media for Illicit Online Drug Sales

Authors of this article:

Tim Ken Mackey1, 2 ;   Bryan A Liang1, 3
Article Authors Cited by (57) Tweetations (19) Metrics

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