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HRB Research Series 6Crack cocaine in the Dublin RegionAn evidence base for a crackcocaine strategyJohnny Connolly, Sinéad Foran, Anne Marie Donovan,Ann Marie Carew, Jean LongImproving people’s health through research and information
This publication should be cited as follows:Connolly J, Foran S, Donovan A, Carew A and Long J (2008) Crack cocaine in the Dublinregion: an evidence base for a Dublin crack cocaine strategy. HRB Research Series 6.Dublin: Health Research Board.Published by:Health Research Board73 Lower Baggot StreetDublin 2Irelandt 353 1 234 5000f 353 1 661 2214e hrb@hrb.iew www.hrb.ieISSN 2009-0242© Health Research Board 2008Copies of this publication can be obtained from:Database AdministratorAlcohol and Drug Research UnitHealth Research BoardKnockmaun House42–47 Lower Mount StreetDublin 2t 353 1 234 5127f 353 1 661 8567e adru@hrb.ieAn electronic version is available at www.hrb.ie/publications
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Page 8 and 9: ContentsList of tables and figures
Page 10 and 11: 7 Social consequences of crack use
Page 12 and 13: List of tables and figuresTablesTab
Page 14 and 15: AbbreviationsADRUGNDUHRBISCCSGLDTFN
Page 16 and 17: Glossary of termsBenzos: The street
Page 18 and 19: Executive summaryBackground and stu
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Page 22 and 23: Part 1IntroductionCrack cocaine in
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Page 26 and 27: extensive reporting in the US about
Page 28 and 29: Ten interviews were conducted with
Page 30 and 31: also offers potential to trace supp
Page 32 and 33: Part 2Crack cocaine in the Dublin r
Page 34 and 35: 2.2 Criminal justice data - cocaine
Page 36 and 37: Prevalence of crack use among homel
Page 38 and 39: Local survey dataA survey in 2006 o
Page 40 and 41: Respondent 1: I’d say it’s stil
Page 42 and 43: 3 Dublin crack cocaine market3.0 Ov
Page 44 and 45: sold on the street for as little as
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Page 48 and 49: 3.4 Marketing crackFour interviewee
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• Although a number of dealers, o
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4.2 Crack use and genderAccording t
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From about 16 to 21 I would say - t
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Table 4.4Number of new cases who li
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5.2 Crack and other drugsMany of th
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Whether treated cases reported crac
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cases of intravenous cocaine use, t
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Table 5.5Number (%) of new cases wh
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Part 3Consequences of crack useCrac
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etween heroin, cocaine and crime. T
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So, they would talk about the kind
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Crack and prostitutionNine services
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On the other hand, reports from two
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often with a prevalence of opiate d
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The data provided by the NDTRS in S
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But you know it would be about kind
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So, debt is another significant iss
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7.6 Key findings• A significant p
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There are considerable long-term ps
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8.3 Psychological consequences of c
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9 Treating crack use9.0 OverviewIn
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Some services were in a position to
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Both opiate-dependent and non-opiat
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• more outreach work to identify
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10 Policing crack markets10.0 Overv
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local communities. There is growing
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He’d know me, I’d know him, you
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Table 10.1 Number of new cases who
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11 Discussion and research implicat
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11.2 Responding to crack markets an
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11.3 Reducing the harm that crack c
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Shoplifting, burglary and robbery w
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Bourgois P (2003b) Crack and the po
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Furey M and Browne C (2004) Opiate
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Loughran H and McCann ME (2006) A c
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San Diego Police Department (1998)
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Appendix A:An evidence base for tre
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note that providing information on
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MedicationsA number of studies have
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interpersonal psychotherapy. Americ
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Jurisdiction Intervention/Descripti
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Jurisdiction Intervention/Descripti
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Appendix C:Recent HRB series public
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