California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of AIDS data indicate that of the reported 117,553 people living with HIV/A
IDS in California in 2012, approximately _____ percent reported a history of injection drug use. The CDPH Office of Viral Hepatitis estimates that at least _____ percent of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in the state are associated with injection drug use. Lack of access to new, sterile injection equipment is one of the primary risk factors that may lead to sharing of hypodermic needles and syringes, which puts people who inject drugs at high risk for HIV and HCV, as well as for hepatitis B infection.
Answer: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of AIDS data indicate that of the reported 117,553 people living with HIV/AIDS in California in 2012, approximately 15 percent reported a history of injection drug use.
