July 28 is World Hepatitis Day Around 4 crore Indians suffer from hepatitis. And of the estimated 16 million people who inject drugs worldwide 10 million are infected with hepatitis C and an additional 1.2 million are infected with hepatitis B. Of the many ways you can get hepatitis injecting drugs is one of the most common means of getting infected with hepatitis. Here are common causes of viral hepatitis B and C in people who inject drugs and ways to prevent them. Shared syringes and needles Many drug users are unable to obtain sterile syringes and thus use infected