All the news Showing 4 of 4 articles from: Drug dependence treatmentGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Australian experience shows high DAA uptake and rapid fall in rates of HCV viraemia among people who inject drugs Michael Carter / 26 November 2018 Providing hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) to people who inject drugs can achieve rapid reductions in community prevalence of viraemia, according to Australian research published in the Journal of Hepatology. ... Opioid substitution therapy, especially in combination with needle exchange, reduces transmission of hepatitis C Roger Pebody / 20 October 2015 A pooled analysis of 25 studies has shown for the first time good evidence that methadone and other forms of opioid substitution therapy substantially reduce new hepatitis C infections. Previously, this had ... Young drug injectors on opioid maintenance therapy have lower risk of hepatitis C infection Liz Highleyman / 11 November 2014 Young people who inject drugs (PWID) who undergo opioid agonist maintenance therapy with methadone or buprenorphine have more than a 60% reduced risk of acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV) over time compared to ... People on methadone can succeed on hepatitis C treatment Liz Highleyman / 18 October 2011 Opiate users on methadone maintenance therapy can be successfully treated for chronic hepatitis C and can achieve outcomes similar to those of people not on methadone, according to data presented at the ... ← First1Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive