Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA (07): (NJ) injection drug use
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA (07): (NJ) injection drug use
Hepatitis C -- United StatesAs the heroin epidemic continues in New Jersey, an infectious disease specialist is finding that a growing number of heroin users are testing positive for a potentially deadly virus they don't even know they had. Dr Ronald Nahass, president of ID Care in Hillsborough, says the heroin epidemic is pushing up the number of hepatitis C cases dramatically. "In our study, it was just over 40 percent of those admitted for detoxification for heroin were positive for hepatitis Read more [...]
