Hepatitis increasingly goes hand in hand with heroin abuse; cases skyrocketing in US
at 15:10 on August 07, 2015, EDT.
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MACHIAS, Maine - Public health agencies and drug treatment centres across the U.S. are scrambling to battle an increase in cases of hepatitis C, which they believe relates at least in part to a surge in intravenous heroin use.
Authorities are launching or considering needle exchange programs but are often challenged by geography, as many cases are in rural areas, and the cost of treatment.
