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Heroin (or any other drug you might inject) addiction is tough to kick. If you’re injecting, it pays to adopt basic safety practices. Safer injecting means reducing the risk of germs and viruses passing between […]
It’s natural to wonder if you can overdose on HIV medication. However, the short answer is NO, you don’t really have to worry about overdosing if you take them as prescribed. But what if you […]
Want to get involved in HIV awareness? April is a great month to do it! Here’s the breakdown of three ways you can get involved in HIV Awareness events in April: National Youth HIV AIDS […]
Let’s talk sexting. You probably love it when your partner tells you how hot and sexy you are in person. Sexting takes all those feelings and packs it into one awesome text. Sexting helps you […]
Unfortunately, heart disease is one of the most common risks of aging. It’s true for everybody, even if they don’t have HIV. But for those living with HIV, some studies suggest that there is an […]
Once you find out you’re HIV-positive, you have to decide who to tell. Some choices are super simple (but often not easy to do): You have to choose because it’s the law (and the right […]
AIDS, HIV, cure. Should these words even be in the same sentence? It’s kinda like: Yes and no. It’s true there’s no cure for AIDS. Science hasn’t yet found a way to completely get rid […]
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It’s natural to be afraid of dying when you first get diagnosed with HIV. Most people don’t know that we’ve had amazing advances in HIV medicine that allow people to live long, healthy lives. Although […]
What’s that echo in here? Yep, it’s the 99th time somebody’s telling you to take your HIV meds every day exactly as directed. Easy for them to say — sometimes hard for you to do. […]