Hepatitis C treatment for injecting drug users (Perspectives on drugs)
Introduction
Transmitted through the sharing of needles, syringes and other injecting equipment, hepatitis C is the most common infectious disease among injecting drug users in Europe today.In this analysis, the EMCDDA looks at some of the positive advances in treating the disease, including a new generation of medicines.
Part of the ‘Perspectives on drugs’ (PODs) series, launched alongside the annual European Drug Report, these designed-for-the-web interactive analyses aim to provide deeper insights into a selection of important issues.
Note that the online version contains additional interactive or audiovisual material not available in the PDF version.
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Table of contents
- Analysis: Hepatitis C treatment for injecting drug users
- Video: hepatitis C treatment among injecting drug users
- Facts and figures
- Current treatment and new hepatitis C medicines