The War on Drugs is Fueling a Hepatitis C Pandemic
According to the Global Commission on Drug Policy
The global war on drugs is fuelling a hepatitis C pandemic causing millions of needless infections, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has warned.
Repressive drug law enforcement is driving high rates of infection among injecting drug users, it said.
Resources need to be redirected into treatment and prevention.
The Commission estimated that of 16 million people worldwide who inject drugs, 10 million are living with hepatitis C.
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