Public health agencies and drug treatment centers nationwide are scrambling to battle an explosive increase in cases of hepatitis C, a scourge they believe stems, at least in, part from a surge in intravenous heroin use.
In response, authorities are instituting or considering needle exchange programs but are often stymied by geography – many cases are in rural areas – and the cost of treatment in tight times. DETAILS HERE
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