Reducing injection drug use (prevention of exposure) |
Evidence-based substance abuse prevention |
Expansion of substance abuse treatment |
Reducing HCV transmission among injection drug users (prevention of infection) |
Access to sterile syringes and other injection equipment |
Repeal of paraphernalia and syringe prescription laws |
Establishment of syringe exchange and distribution programs |
Education of physicians and pharmacists to provide injection drug users access to sterile injection equipment |
Community-based outreach to injection drug users |
Education in safe injection |
Client-centered HCV counseling and testing |
Reducing liver disease in infected injection drug users (prevention of disease) |
Integration of prevention and care |
Medical treatment for HCV infection |
Integration of medical, mental health, substance use, and social services |
Provision of services to incarcerated populations |