Age and sharing of needle injection equipment in a cohort of Massachusetts injection drug users: an observational study
Open Access
- 13 December 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
- Vol. 8 (1), 20
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-8-20
Abstract
Hepatitis C infection (HCV) among individuals aged 15–24 years has increased in Massachusetts, likely due to injection drug use. The prevalence of injection equipment sharing (sharing) and its association with age was examined in a cohort of out-of-treatment Massachusetts substance users.Keywords
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