An international team of researchers from University of California San Diego and el Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico have revealed a significant association between the use of illicit fentanyl and the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.
University of California - San DiegoJul 30 2024 An international team of researchers from University of California San Diego and el Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Mexico have revealed a significant association between the use of illicit fentanyl and the transmission of hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.
HCV prevalence is also on the rise in recent years; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the number of reported cases of acute hepatitis C has doubled since 2014 and, during 2021, increased by 5 percent from 2020. The researchers suggest that fentanyl's short half-life – the time it takes for half the dosage of a drug to metabolize – may lead to more frequent dosing and sharing of syringes and smoking materials, which may increase the risk of HCV transmission. Notably, the relationship between illicit fentanyl use and HCV was not confined to those who inject the drug, but was noted among those who smoke as well.
Also critical to reducing the burden of HCV is increasing access to accurate point-of-care HCV tests, which are used in other countries but are only just now starting to be approved for use in the United States.
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