When the eagle flies above the storm, he is in a sense overcoming it. But he does so in a most interesting way. He uses the strength of the storm to rise above it.
Can methadone clinics also fight hepatitis C? You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. People who inject drugs and are enrolled in a drug treatment program are receptive to education about, and treatment for, hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to new research.
Some people may have contracted hepatitis C many years ago by injecting drugs and sharing needles or even snorting drugs and sharing a straw or dollar bill. Injection drug users continue to be at high risk for hepatitis C and are becoming infected in increasing numbers in the midst of a national heroin epidemic. Many people with hepatitis C are incarcerated or dependent upon government health programs. The cost of antiretroviral drugs that cure the disease have been of concern both to those needing them and the systems that pay for them. Sovaldi carries an $84,000 price tag, the newer Harvoni $95,000.