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Just can't bear this any longer," writes "Megan" in an anonymous internet forum. Waiting for online shopping to be delivered is frustrating. But for drug users it can be agony. Megan's vice is OxyContin, an addictive prescription painkiller. Like many users, she buys her illicit supply on the "dark web", a hidden corner of the internet accessed with anonymous browsing software. In the past month the online market for drugs has been rattled, after the two main drug-dealing sites suddenly locked buyers and sellers out. "If you know any-one...who would sort something out for me tonight or tomorrow I'll drop dead of gratitude," pleads Megan. The illegal-drugs trade, worth perhaps $300 billion a year, has been creeping onto the web. Like other online retailers, drug dealers can undercut the high street by spending less on maintaining a physical presence and employing salesmen. Consumers like the convenience and safety of shopping from home, and online product reviews are especially useful when buying potentially deadly substances. Bitcoin, a near-untraceable digital currency, covers their tracks. One in seven American drug users have ordered a fix online, according to one survey.
机译:梅根(Megan)在一个匿名的互联网论坛上写道。等待网上购物令人沮丧。但是对于吸毒者来说,这可能是痛苦的。在许多用户中,她是通过“暗网”(通过匿名浏览软件访问互联网的一个隐秘角落)购买非法药品的。过去两个月,两个主要的毒品交易网站突然锁定,在过去一个月中,毒品在线市场一片混乱梅根恳求:“如果有任何人……谁会在今晚或明天为我解决一些问题,我将不胜感激。”非法毒品贸易,每年价值约3000亿美元,像其他在线零售商一样,毒品交易商可以通过减少在实体店和雇用销售人员上的花费来削弱大街小巷,消费者喜欢在家中购物的便利性和安全性,而在线产品评论尤其有用。购买可能致命的物质。比特币是一种几乎无法追踪的数字货币,涵盖了他们的足迹。一项调查显示,七分之一的美国吸毒者在网上订购了修复程序。

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    《The economist》 |2015年第8933期|59-59|共1页
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