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PEW: With Opioid Crisis, a Surge in Hepatitis C

Posted on September 01, 2017

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

In a new “Stateline” article, Pew Charitable Trusts explores how the opioid epidemic is producing a surge in new hepatitis C infections. Below is an excerpt from the article: “Like the opioid epidemic that is driving it, the rate of new hepatitis C cases has spiked in the last five years. After declining for two […]

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