Main results of the "crack study" in the Ile-de-France region - Overview

This overview describes and evaluates the current crack cocaine situation in Île-de-France in order, in particular, to improve the treatment of users and, more generally, the response of the public authorities to a phenomenon that has been identified for around thirty years. 

This overview presents the main results of a partnership between the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) and the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm). 

After a brief historical review, the first part of this summary is devoted to the supply and use of crack cocaine and to the various players involved, as well as to the geographical areas in which they are located. 

The second part addresses the organisation of the crack cocaine market in Paris and its surrounding area. 

Finally, the third part focuses more specifically on users, with a description of their profiles, their relationships with the settings in which they evolve and an analysis of their expectations and needs in terms of treatment and harm reduction. 

This summary concludes with the various public policy recommendations that emerge from this research. 

Publication type
Briefing papers
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
CADET-TAÏROU
Agnès
JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE
Marie
GANDILHON
Michel
DAMBÉLÉ
Sayon
JANGAL
Candy
Edited by
OFDT
Inserm
Number of pages
21
Products & addictions
Cocaine and crack
Themes
Supply and markets
Treatment
Users
Territories
France
Île-de-France
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Sociological and qualitative surveys