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Distribution of safer crack-use-paraphernalia to reduce crack-related harms
Summary of the evidence
A narrative review (Fischer et al., 2015), without meta-analysis, concluded that there is:
- mixed and short-term evidence, so not conclusive, on the effectiveness of the distribution of crack use paraphernalia on morbidity and mortality outcomes.
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
