Oral Prescription Opioids as a High-Risk Indicator for Hepatitis C Infection: Another Step Toward HCV Elimination

Oral Prescription Opioids as a High-Risk Indicator for Hepatitis C Infection: Another Step Toward HCV Elimination

Background The opioid epidemic across the U.S. poses an array of public health concerns, especially HCV transmission. HCV is now widely curable, yet incident rates are increasing due to the opioid epidemic. Despite the established trajectory from oral prescription opioids (OPOs) to opioid use disord...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Hack, Utsav Timalsina, Eshetu Tefera, Brittany Wilkerson, Emily Paku, Stephen Fernandez, Dawn Fishbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211034379

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https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211034379

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