Safe inhalation pipe provision (SIPP): protocol for a mixed-method evaluation of an intervention to improve health outcomes and service engagement among people who use crack cocaine in England

• Main Authors: Magdalena Harris (Author), Jenny Scott (Author), Vivian Hope (Author), Joanna Busza (Author), Sedona Sweeney (Author), Andrew Preston (Author), Mat Southwell (Author), Niamh Eastwood (Author), Cedomir Vuckovic (Author), Caitlynne McGaff (Author), Ian Yoon (Author), Louise Wilkins (Author), Shoba Ram (Author), Catherine Lord (Author), Philippe Bonnet (Author), Peter Furlong (Author), Natasha Simpson (Author), Holly Slater (Author), Lucy Platt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Over 180,000 people use crack cocaine in England, yet provision of smoking equipment to support safer crack use is prohibited under UK law. Pipes used for crack cocaine smoking are often homemade and/or in short supply, leading to pipe sharing and injuries from use of unsafe mate...