Differences in hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment by opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance use among people who use drugs in rural U.S. communities
In this pre-COVID study of U.S. rural PWUD, those who reported opioid use alone had a lower prevalence of reported HCV testing. Those diagnosed with HCV and reported both opioid and stimulant use were less likely to report ever taking anti-HCV medication.
Authors
- Daniel Brook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4772-2986)
- Christopher B. Hurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3290-8200)
- Gordon S. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-3071)
- Judith Feinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-7214)
- Wiley D. Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6389-0421)
- Kathryn Elizabeth Lancaster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2389-6973)
- P. Todd Korthuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5556-3597)
- Hannah L. F. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-2438)
- Peter D. Friedmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-3604)
- L. Sarah Mixson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5149-8859)
- Ryan P. Westergaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5701-4516)
- Dylan R. Rice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0295-1462)
- Vivian F. Go (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4828-6880)
- William C. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-7827)
- David Kline (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-3303)
- Angela T. Estadt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-051X)
- Judith I. Tsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-5399)
- April M. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3969-3249)
- Kelsa Lowe
- Mai T. Pho
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- West Virginia University (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Baystate Health (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Clemson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01131-6
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences