Killias, M. Effects of drug substitution programs on offending among drug-addicts. Oslo (Norway), 2009.

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TitleLess crime in the cities through heroin prescription? Preliminary results from the evaluation of the Swiss heroin prescription projects. MethodsBefore-after comparison. Comparison of the delinquency rates before and after admission to the program of heroin prescription with attention to changes in prevalence but also in incidence offending. Several clear-cut reference periods have been used in order to assess as precisely as possible changes in delinquency rates.Participants-N=305 drug-addicts with a long career as a drug user (10 years on average); mean age =30 years; Interventions heroin prescription OutcomesCriminality activity (prevalence and incidence); Victimisations (prevalence and incidence) Measures of criminalitySelf-reported delinquency and self-reported victimization (every 6 months); police records on arrests; criminal records on convictions.