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open-air drug markets  

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  • There are two types of markets for illicit drugs. Unlike person-specific markets, where people learn from their social networks to locate sellers and potential buyers, what drugs are sold, and at what prices, open-air drug markets operate in specific places at specific times. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Drug Markets, Open-Air]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/open-air_drug_markets

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