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WHY A SSI? <br />• A significant risk for the transmission of HCV is the <br />sharing of syringes, with over 50% of new infections <br />attributable to the practice (Wasley, Miller, & Finelli, <br />2007). <br />• Between 2007 and 2011 in North Carolina, reported <br />rates of acute hepatitis C (HCV) increased by 200 %. <br />Reported rates of hepatitis A and B both decreased <br />during the same time r)eriod, by 57% and 21% <br />respectively. (CDC, 2013 State Health Profile) <br />• Anecdotal evidence shows that many diabetic patients <br />reuse syringes due to the cost and availability of <br />syringes. <br />ORANGE UNTY <br />HFAITIH DEMRTHIM <br />