Prevent Hepatitis C

• Don’t share drug-using equipment: water, needles, syringes, cookers, cottons or ties.
  
• Tattoos or body piercings should be done only with sterilized or disposable needles.
  
• Do not share personal hygiene items such as toothbrushes, razors or clippers.
  
• Avoid contact with anything that may be contaminated with blood or body fluid from another person.
  
• Appropriate use of latex condoms may help prevent sexual transmission.

Substance Use and Hepatitis C

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is most commonly spread by contact with contaminated injection equipment. [Read more on this.]