Hepatitis C -- United States
A public health emergency has been declared in Lawrence County, Indiana due to the spread of hepatitis C. As a result, a syringe exchange program will be established. Senate Enrolled Act 461 made syringe exchange programs legal in Indiana if certain requirements are met.
"As we fight the national opioid epidemic, we have seen time and again that rising hepatitis C rates can be a sign that injection drug use is occurring in a community," said State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams. "Syringe
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