	Have you been at risk?
	You may have been at risk of hepatitis C infection if you have ever...
	Injected drugs in the past or shared drug injecting equipment Received blood products, including tissue or organ transplants, before 1992 Been exposed to blood through close household contact with someone who has hepatitis C (e.g. shared toothbrushes etc.) Injected performance or image enhancing drugs Had a tattoo or piercing where equipment is reused without being sterilised Shared straws or other paraphernalia to snort drugs Received medical or dental treatment in countries with poor infection control

Getting tested

Think you’ve been at risk of Hepatitis C infection? Here is why you should get tested.

Testing is easier than ever before: It can be a simple pin-prick test.
Testing is free and confidential.
Hepatitis C can be cured: New treatments mean the virus can be cleared.

Lastest news from HepCscot

#MyHepCStory: Tom's story

Released on 26 July: Tom got the infection many years ago and has gone through two courses of treatment before one of the new treatments finally cleared it.