Hepatitis risk with cocaine use

How high of a risk is there of getting hepatitis from cocaine?  I've done it 5 times before, but haven't done any in over a year, and have no symptoms.

Is this a legitimate concern?

[meNtoby]

Not much risk from snorting it unless you each had open wounds.  Certainly a lot of risk if it was injected and needles were shared.  Don't be too worried, but be careful out there, it's a bad thing to have and get rid of!  It is carried blood to blood.

Be wiser :-)
Cathy

[jdwithhcv]

If you share snorting gear with a person who has Hep C you are at risk of contracting the virus.  If you share needles with an infected person you will almost certainly contract Hep C.  

[timmytammy]

Oh so I would have had to share a dollar bill with someone with blood in their nose and Hep C?  I think I'm probably good then.  I haven't done drugs in a long time, was just worried because I saw something saying you could get bad diseases from snorting drugs.

[can-do-man]

I gave up the coke, just a pepsi man now.... Plus its cheaper, be careful out there and stay well

can

[Isobella]

Not just a dollar bill, unless everyone  B.Y.O.S. (bring your own straw) Sorry--Just kidding, but many times people that snort drugs have sores in their noses.  Surely there wasn't alot of conversation about that goin on. :-)  Hopefully you are fine.  If you have doubts, you can resolve them with a simple blood test.  

It doesn't matter how long ago.  It doesn't matter when the last time you snorted coke was.  Or if you have symptoms. It is still a risk factor, no matter how slight. I haven't snorted coke in over 21 years.  I have no symptoms.  I am a geno 1a.  

Wish you the best----take care of yourself!  Stick with the pepsi!

Izzy

[timmytammy]

What is geno 1a?  Would I have to have a sore in my nose too?  I don't really do that kind of thing very often and I'm pretty sure my nose was fine.  

[pitter]

I have hepc genotype 1 (that is a strain of the virus)
I don't know how I got it exactly,
but I just found out that a member of my cocaine crowd in my cocaine years has it also.
I shared straws with him a few times.
Not trying to scare you, but it is a possibility. A blood test will tell you if you have it..
Best wishes to you.