Safer injecting information: Powder and crack cocaine
Safer injecting information: Powder and crack cocaine
This fact sheet provides information for service providers on how to educate and support clients to inject powder cocaine and crack cocaine more safely. Cocaine is a stimulant. This means that it speeds the body up, which can increase heart rate, energy and alertness.
Injecting drugs comes with serious health risks. These can include vein damage, blood-borne infections like hepatitis C and HIV, and other blood, skin and heart infections. Injecting drugs also carries a risk of overdose or drug toxicity.
By using new, sterile equipment and adopting safer injecting practices, people who inject drugs can significantly reduce their risk of health issues. Providing access to harm reduction supplies and education helps support people to use drugs as safely as possible. It also opens the door to build relationships and provide referrals to other health and social services, including treatment services. (CATIE - Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, aufgerufen am 10.11.2026)
https://www.catie.ca/safer-injecting-information-powder-and-crack-cocaine