“Between 2010 and 2017, the number of organs obtained from “increased risk” donors — people at risk of carrying hepatitis due to behaviors such as drug abuse — tripled, a new study found.
“The ongoing U.S. opioid crisis has resulted in an increase in drug overdose deaths and acute hepatitis C virus infections, with young persons (who might be eligible organ donors) most affected,” explained a team led by Dr. Winston Abara. He’s a hepatitis researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Between 2010 and 2017, the number of organs obtained from so-called “increased risk” donors — people at risk of carrying hepatitis due to behaviors such as drug abuse — tripled, the new study found.”
Source: UPI.com – January 25, 2019
