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Explainer: what are drug cryptomarkets?

  • Written by Monica Barratt, NHMRC Post-Doc Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia
imageThe average user is a male in his 20s.Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock

When we first discovered Silk Road, we could not believe it was real. People were buying illegal drugs anonymously through a global marketplace that resembled eBay or Amazon. It was a brazen challenge to the prohibition of drugs.

Silk Road was the first drug...

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  8. The failed history of tobacco harm reduction
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  14. Young people with cancer should have affordable options to preserve their fertility
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  16. How to manage weight issues with your teenager when you're not meant to talk about weight
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