Testing HCV Positive Has a Sustained Impact on Drug Injecting Behaviour

Published January 20, 2014

Testing HCV positive has a sustained impact on drug injecting behaviour
Filed under: cocaine treatment hcv
Each additional three months of follow-up was associated with a 10% reduction in the likelihood of injecting cocaine or heroin. Screening for HCV was also associated with a reduction in the likelihood of sharing syringes, not only for people diagnosed … Read more on aidsmap

Man gets conditional sentence for selling crack to officer
Filed under: cocaine treatment hcv
Peters, who pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to drug trafficking and drug possession, met with an undercover cop on three occasions and each time sold him under half a gram of crack cocaine for $ 40. … Federal Crown prosecutor … Read more on Lethbridge Herald

IDUs decreased drug use after HCV seroconversion
Filed under: cocaine treatment hcv
“Our study underscores the need for regular and individualized HCV screening and counseling for all [injection drug users] with linkage to HCV treatment and opiate substitution therapy when appropriate,” the researchers wrote in Clinical Infectious … Read more on Healio