Community Experience Offers Lessons for Expanding Access to Syringe Services Programs

Hepatitis C (HCV) cases have increased three-and-a- half times from 2010-2016, primarily due to the increase in injection drug use as the United States grapples with the public health crisis of substance use disorder (SUD). Syringe services programs provide a broad range of harm reduction services and can improve the health of persons who inject drugs including reducing HCV transmission.

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