Lit review
by
Smart, Rosanna & Peter Reuter
Release Date
2021
Geography
International
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
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.
Findings/Key points
Existing literature suggests that heroin-assisted treatment reduces criminal activity, but trials varied in whether these effects exceeded those from oral methadone treatment.
Design/methods
20 studies included
Keywords
Evidence base
Safer supply
Crime
Outcomes
