Why Aren’t More Users Of Opioids Or Meth Screened For Hepatitis C?

The initial test for hepatitis C is an inexpensive blood test to check for antibodies that indicate the person

As the number of people who inject drugs and share needles has soared, the rate of infection with Hep C has climbed too. Yet many drug treatment patients aren’t tested for the liver-damaging virus.

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