The New Deep Web Drug Market Place (And the role of Bitcoin as a currency for drugs)

• IYER, SURYA ; RAJESWARI, G. RAJA ^[1] ; R, ARUNA ^[2] ; JAYAKRISHNAN, BALAJI ^[2]
  1. [1] Associate Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, India
  2. [2] Assistant Professor Senior, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, India
• Localización: Estudios de economía aplicada, ISSN 1133-3197, ISSN-e 1697-5731, Vol. 40, Nº. Extra 1, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Contemporary practices of technology and management for economic growth)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Drugs are a true menace to our society today. “Drug use on the rise” is an increasingly common headline in newspapers and it is well-known that this is the case. With the topic of drugs becoming more and more common in popular media, youngsters are especially influenced to try drugs. This is not a new problem, as such, and has been a relevant issue in modern society. Coupled with this, the internet plays a huge role in spreading information about emerging drugs (such as synthetic and ‘designer’ drugs). [2] This paper aims to understand the role of the internet’s Deep Web [3] and Bitcoin (and other Crypto currencies) in dealing drugs online.