The association between alcohol use and hepatitis C status among injecting drug users in Glasgow

Maureen C. O'Leary; Sharon Hutchinson; Elizabeth Allen; Norah Palmateer; Sheila Cameron; Avril Taylor; Goldberg David J.

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.008

The association between alcohol use and hepatitis C status among injecting drug users in Glasgow

Maureen C. O'Leary, Sharon Hutchinson, Elizabeth Allen, Norah Palmateer, Sheila Cameron, Avril Taylor, Goldberg David J.

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Abstract

We investigated the association between actual and self-reported hepatitis C virus (HCV) status and alcohol consumption among injecting drug users (IDUs) to determine whether IDUs who self-report as HCV infected comply with UK guidelines on safe drinking and to determine risk factors for drinking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180–189
Number of pages	10
Journal	Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume	123
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.008
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

alcohol use
hepatitis C
injecting drug use

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O'Leary, M. C., Hutchinson, S., Allen, E., Palmateer, N., Cameron, S., Taylor, A., & David J., G. (2012). The association between alcohol use and hepatitis C status among injecting drug users in Glasgow. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123(1-3), 180–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.008

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