Most female heroin users contract Hep C
New research shows 87% of women who inject heroin have contracted Hepatitis C.
Antibodies to the virulent liver disease have been found in the bloodstream of 15 out of 17 users.
The Merchants Quay Ireland drug rehabilitation centre is calling for a needle exchange programme to be implemented as an immediate health measure.
Director Tony Geoghegan says Hep C infection is endemic among heroin addicts.
