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About Hep C Straightup

Hep C Straightup is a nonprofit organization, registered in the state of Iowa.   Our 501(c)(3) status is pending with the IRS. We are dedicated to providing hepatitis C education that is understandable, credible, and the truth (aka, the straight up) to bikers and blue collar people.  Everyone is welcome.

Hep C Straightup was created by bikers, for bikers

  ... & blue collar people.

There are just too many old school bikers either dying of, dead from, or disabled by hepatitis C because we tend to fall into high risk groups for hep C exposure, and either:

•   haven't even heard of hep C,

•   don't know they have it, or

•   don't really know what to do about
    it. 

We figure this is because the info that's out there is pretty inaccessible to us - even though there are a lot of really excellent hep C groups in existence we tend to trust our own. 

Blue Collar is spoken here.

Info, opinions & speculation you'll find here come from a variety of sources that are cited, and include expert opinion & experience.  We define experts in hepatitis C as:

•   people who live with hepatitis C, and

•   healthcare professionals who specialize in hepatitis C;

Hep C Straightup respects & appreciates the many physicians, scientists & pharmaceutical companies that tirelessly work to end this disease. We recognize that a double-edged sword exists here:

FACT: the pharma’s bottom line is their bottom line, even when that doesn’t work in everyone’s best interest. 

FACT: drugs discovered and created by the pharmaceutical companies have been responsible for curing hepatitis C in some people.

Nonetheless, the information offered on this website is unadulterated by any corporate agenda: pharmaceutical or otherwise. 

It may not be pretty, but it’s the straight up.

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When we say "bikers," we don't mean the weekend warriors who put more miles on their trailers than their bikes.  We're talkin' the tattoed, pierced, old school, Harley-ridin', bad ass with a heart of gold ...

True Bikers!