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May 19

Treatment News : Heavy Drinking Linked to HIV Transmissions

Heavy drinking gay men are more likely to contract HIV, and those who also have unprotected receptive anal intercourse have a doubled likelihood of HIV infection.

Posted 5 days ago

HIV transmission, drinking, alcohol, infection,

Feb 21
Changes in Messaging, Attitudes on Teen Substance Abuse Adolescents are now receiving significantly less prevention messaging on drug abuse than before, a study by SAMSHA reports. The study also shows teens’ views on alcohol and marijuana risks have shifted in the last decade. To read the article, click here.

Changes in Messaging, Attitudes on Teen Substance Abuse

Adolescents are now receiving significantly less prevention messaging on drug abuse than before, a study by SAMSHA reports. The study also shows teens’ views on alcohol and marijuana risks have shifted in the last decade.

To read the article, click here.

Posted 3 months ago

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SAMSHA, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Teen, alcohol, Marijuana,

Dec 11
Mixed Messages on Meds and Booze Many skip their HIV meds when they drink. Here’s why this is a mistake. Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/Skipping_Meds_401_23220.shtml

Mixed Messages on Meds and Booze

Many skip their HIV meds when they drink. Here’s why this is a mistake.

Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/Skipping_Meds_401_23220.shtml

Posted 5 months ago

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hiv, hiv medication, alcohol, booze, aids,

Dec 3
Mixed Messages Many skip their HIV meds when they drink. Here’s why this is a mistake. In the ongoing struggle to improve adherence to HIV medications, alcohol has long been an obvious crux standing in the way of progress. Brian Risley, manager of the treatment education program at AIDS Project Los Angeles, says some of the common refrains he hears from his HIV-positive clients are, “They got drunk, they forgot to take their meds; they went home with somebody and they didn’t bring any meds with them.” Now cutting-edge research has teased out a new component of booze’s detrimental effects on health outcomes: the fact that many people with HIV skip their meds on purpose when they are drinking because they falsely believe that antiretrovirals (ARVs) and alcohol are a toxic mix.  Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/Skipping_Meds_401_23220.shtml

Mixed Messages

Many skip their HIV meds when they drink. Here’s why this is a mistake.

In the ongoing struggle to improve adherence to HIV medications, alcohol has long been an obvious crux standing in the way of progress. Brian Risley, manager of the treatment education program at AIDS Project Los Angeles, says some of the common refrains he hears from his HIV-positive clients are, “They got drunk, they forgot to take their meds; they went home with somebody and they didn’t bring any meds with them.”

Now cutting-edge research has teased out a new component of booze’s detrimental effects on health outcomes: the fact that many people with HIV skip their meds on purpose when they are drinking because they falsely believe that antiretrovirals (ARVs) and alcohol are a toxic mix. 

Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/Skipping_Meds_401_23220.shtml

Posted 5 months ago

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medication, hiv, alcohol, booze, antiretrovirals,