Comments on: Addressing Viral Hepatitis in People With Substance Use Disorders http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/addressing-viral-hepatitis-in-people-with-substance-use-disorders.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Wed, 15 May 2013 18:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Andrea Johnson http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/addressing-viral-hepatitis-in-people-with-substance-use-disorders.html#comment-267869 Andrea Johnson Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:54:26 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5597#comment-267869 Although I recognize that some people think of providing clean syringes and needles as condoning drug abuse, I think that if drug users had access to clean needles and syringes, it would help to lower the transmission of blood borne illnesses like viral hepatitis.

Obviously, the best case scenario is to get drug users into treatment, but the likelihood of getting all drug users clean is next to impossible.

]]> By: Richard Haden http://blog.aids.gov/2012/03/addressing-viral-hepatitis-in-people-with-substance-use-disorders.html#comment-264835 Richard Haden Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:02:24 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5597#comment-264835 Good for SAMHSA! I carried HCV for years but have been virus free for almost 2 years now after treatment. I was lucky that I had really good insurance because the drugs cost $3,600 a month for 6 months.
Richard

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