Methadone programs can be key in educating, treating Hepatitis C patients

Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 06:30 in Health & Medicine

People who inject drugs and are enrolled in a drug treatment program are receptive to education about, and treatment for, hepatitis C virus, according to a study. That finding will be welcome news to health care providers. The paper notes that injection drug use is a primary mode of infection, making for an HCV infection prevalence as high as 80 percent among people who inject drugs.

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