Trends in Indicators of Injection Drug Use, Indian Health Service, 2010-2014 : A Study of Health Care Encounter Data.
Mary E EvansMarissa PersonBrigg ReilleyJessica LestonRichard HaverkateJeffrey T McCollumAndria ApostolouMichele K BohmMichelle Van HandelDanae BixlerAndrew J MitschDana L HaberlingSarah M HatcherThomas WeiserKim ElmoreEyasu H TeshalePaul J WeidlePhilip J PetersKate BuchaczPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2020)
Rates of HCV infection and OUD increased significantly in the AI/AN population. Strengthened public health efforts could ensure that AI/AN communities can address increasing needs for culturally appropriate interventions, including comprehensive syringe services programs, medication-assisted treatment, and opioid-related overdose prevention and can meet the growing need for treatment of HCV infection.