Category: 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

11: Healthy Habits, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Why needle exchange programs are important for HIV prevention (and where you can find them)

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center It doesn’t matter what you’re injecting or why you’re doing it — heroin for your habit, steroids for muscle growth, or hormones for a transition […]
13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

How to lower your risk of HIV from injectable drugs

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center 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 […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Can I overdose on my HIV meds?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center 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 […]
10: Side Effects & Complications, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

HIV and AIDS: Is a cure coming?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center 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. […]
10: Side Effects & Complications, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Video: How quitting smoking can spice up your sex life

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

Quitting smoking can spice up your sex life Need a reason to quit smoking? 🙅🏾🚬☠️ We've got...ahem...a big one. 😉 🍆 By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by […]
13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Is smoking harmful when you're living with HIV?

by Dr. Ann Avery

Staying on your HIV meds adds years to your life. Smoking cigarettes subtracts from those years. By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center The science is crystal clear: About one out of […]
13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

HIV risks of using meth, cocaine, and injected drugs

by Dr. Ann Avery

Injected drugs have a notorious reputation for spreading HIV, but a lot people who use drugs never use needles. Does that mean it's safer to use drugs like meth and cocaine if you don't inject […]