title: Hepatitis C infection and injection drug use: the role of hepatologists in evolving treatment efforts.
abstract: Treatment regimens for both substance abuse and hepatitis C infection are complex and evolving. New pharmacotherapy for opioid addiction allows for office-based treatment and, thus, an opportunity for expanded treatment in the context of hepatitis C infection. The current article addresses the newly evolving, complex issues in the medical management of hepatitis C and injection drug use.
authors.affiliation: Center on AIDS and other Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. tk13v@nih.gov
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Kresina
authors.forename: Leonard B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Seeff
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Francis
mesh_terms: D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy