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Hi so early Sunday morning I did 3 lines of coke from a plastic 5 dollar bill I didn't share the bill so what are the chances of getting hep c and can I test at 3 weeks with pcr test
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If your nose is bleeding and whoever else you are sharing with has their nose bleeding you may get Hep C ----- you also may consider  if you are in that scenario that its time to stop snorting coke too

Blood to Blood contact only - worst offenders are razors and tooth brushes
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6277868 tn?1379992182
Suggest you carry clean plastic straws with you !
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4113881 tn?1415850276
Hey....we have a really good addiction/substance abuse forum if your ever interested in checking it out.

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Addiction-Substance-Abuse/show/77
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Ok thank you
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1747881 tn?1546175878
Look, it's highly doubtful that the bill was contaminated and the chances of you contracting HCV, well IMO none, however if you are worried you should get tested just to ease your mind

Have a great day
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Thanks I was just reading a lot  on the internet and it says hep c can stay active  for 16 hours.and I only had the bill for an hour before using it so who knows who had it before me
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1747881 tn?1546175878
"I didn't share the bill"

"what are the chances of getting hep c"

None, no chance of hep c, blood to blood contact only

"can I test at 3 weeks with pcr test"

Yes, however I see no need from the scenario described

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