Features of local drug markets

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Market Description:

Resident population:

Crime:

Prevalence and pattern of drug use:

Police activity:

Sub markets:.

Sellers:

Buyers:

Transaction method(s):

 

Market Function:

 

Barriers to entry

 

Well known

 

Drug delivery system

 

Use of mobile phones

 

Good quality drugs

 

Fake drugs sold

 

Sex working (attached to market)

 

Sex work advertised (in phone boxes)

 

Street drinkers

 

Fixed site

 

Stability of market system

 

Credit available

 

Trust in market

 

Links to housing estates

 

Tourist area

 

CCTV

 

Other:

 

Amenities:

 

Rail/Tube services

 

Bus services

 

Hotels/hostels

 

Shopping centre

 

Fast food outlets

 

Other restaurants and cafes

 

Banks/Post Office

 

Pay phones

 

Betting shops

 

Chemist

 

Drug using sites

 

Sex work sites

 

Other:

 

Type of market: Open/Closed

 

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