Does heroin-assisted treatment reduce crime? A review of randomized-controlled trials

Lit review
par
Smart, Rosanna & Peter Reuter

Date de publication

2021

Géographie

International

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

This review: (1) summarizes results from RCTs concerning the comparative effectiveness of HAT for reducing criminal activity and (2) examines the role of different mechanisms for explaining changes in crime.

Constatations/points à retenir

Existing literature suggests that heroin-assisted treatment reduces criminal activity, but trials varied in whether these effects exceeded those from oral methadone treatment.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

20 studies included

Mots clés

Evidence base
Safer supply
Crime
Outcomes