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Associations between prescription opioid injection and Hepatitis C virus among young injection drug users

OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence has been increasing among young injection drug users (IDUs). This analysis examined whether the emerging practice of prescription opioid (PO) injection is associated with self-reported HCV among young IDUs. METHODS: Young IDUs (n = 162) aged 18–25-years-o...

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Published in:Drugs (Abingdon Engl)
Main Authors: Lankenau, Stephen E., Kecojevic, Aleksandar, Silva, Karol
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295718/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25598589
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.970515
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