Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Division of Pharmacologic Therapies Hepatitis in Opioid Addiction Treatment Medical Management of Hepatitis Infection and Pharmacologic Therapy for Substance Abuse
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Hepatitis Infection in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Abuse
Many new and existing cases of viral hepatitis infections are related to injection drug use. Transmission of these infections can result directly from the use of injection equipment that is contaminated with blood containing the hepatitis B or C virus or through sexual contact with an infected individual. In the latter case, drug use can indirectly contribute to hepatitis transmission through t...
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