1. Tim Bingham
Researcher emerging drug trends and on-line drug market places.
26th November 2014
Bray Drugs Awareness Conference
DRUGS & THE DARK NET
2. The āDeep Webā is a secure and confidential communication lines by encryption of computer IP addresses using Tor anonymising software or web proxy to the Tor network (http://tor2web.org ).
There is a shift toward widespread global availability of all drugs which is evident in the recent online presence of drug marketplaces
3. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE DRUGS AND THE HIDDEN WEB
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2009
The drug store
A Figment Of Your Imagination
Binary Blue Stars
Open Vendor Data Base
Tor Browser launched
2002 Feb 2011
Silk Road
4. The launch of Silk Road as a competing public drug site was a challenge to the viability of OVDB, and particularly as Silk Road received significant publicity and attention.
Traffic to the site āsoaredā and ādemand for the virtual currency drove up the value of one bitcoin to more than $30ā within weeks of the articleās publication Norris & Moses (2011)
15. A DECENTRALISED MARKETPLACE
1.no one owns the network
2. platform for people to manage their own trade online 3. No Commission and No Fees
16. HARM REDUCTION
Users and sellers alike can have the freedom to be open and express themselves in ways that are impossible in real lifeā.
Provided a space where people could discuss drug safety, optimal dosing and harm reduction. It creates a community of individuals sharing their experiences and knowledge on harm reduction information in a non-judgemental environment where people felt safe to discuss drug related issues due to the anonymity of Tor.
Matt Gleeson Stonetreeaus
17. ā¢Relationships between vendors and consumers are based on cyber levels of trust and professionalism, and supported by āstealth modesā, user feedback and resolution modes.
ā¢āThe advantage of Silkroad is your reputation is open to all. If you mess someone around its reflected in your feedback and ratingsā. (Silk Road Vendor)
18. ā¢Vendors on the market places able to offer higher quality products than those generally available on the street.
ā¢Online drug distribution removes many of the middlemen involved in conventional drug supply chains
ā¢Posted directly from producers to consumers.
ā¢Customer feedback plays a crucial role in regulating online drug markets
19. ā¢These market places also have the benefit of reducing the presence of visible, open air drug markets and reducing the risk of violence as the drugs are sourced with anonymity with greater levels of accountability when purchased.
ā¢There are new opportunities for drug services to interact with individuals who are accessing these sites because as I observed they are often isolated from mainstream drug services