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Can abuse of too much pain medications lead to hepatitis c?
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No: Hepatitis c is a viral infection that is spread by blood to blood contact such as sharing needles or from blood transfusions before they were screened for hep c. There is mounting evidence that hep c is also spread by sexual contact. Taking pain medications has nothing to do with hepatitis c spread.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Only if injected ...: Using shared needles.
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