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The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Encompassing All Addictive Disorders
Volume 26, 2000 - Issue 4
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Survey of Hepatitis B and C in Addiction Treatment Unit*

Vasant P. Dhopesh Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania/VA Center for Studies of Addiction, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (116A), University of Pennsylvania/VA Center for Studies of Addiction, University and Woodland Avenues, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.
, M.D.,
Keitha R. Taylor Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania/VA Center for Studies of Addiction, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
, R.N.C. &
William M. Burke Unitedhealthcare Care Management Center, Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
, M.D.
Pages 703-707 | Published online: 16 Nov 2000
 
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Abstract

The survey on our unit revealed that 80% of injection drug users (IDUs) had hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAB), and 90% had hepatitis C virus antibody (HCVAB). Less than half of each group did not know or were unsure of the mode of transmission and spread of HCV. These findings emphasize the need to focus on education, especially about transmission of hepatitis B and C infection in drug addicts, particularly IDUs.

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*This material was presented as a poster at the 151st annual meeting of the APA, May 30–June 4, 1998, in Toronto, Canada.

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