Drugs and alcohol
| How much do we drink? | Talkabout story | A study finds heavy drinkers not on treatments and living with HIV have lower CD4 counts. | 16/04/2008 - 15:26 |
| A night with tina: methamphetamine & HIV | Fact sheet | Summary display: A night with tina: methamphetamine & HIVThis fact sheet is based on a series of interviews with people with HIV who use methamphetamine (meth). Their voices highlight important themes and issues about their lived experiences. Personal narratives explore the impact of meth use on their physical and emotional health as well as demonstrating the need to develop non-judgmental support services for those experiencing dependency and its consequences. Summary: This fact sheet is based on a series of interviews with people with HIV who use methamphetamine (meth). Their voices highlight important themes and issues about their lived experiences. Personal narratives explore the impact of meth use on their physical and emotional health as well as demonstrating the need to develop non-judgmental support services for those experiencing dependency and its consequences. Small thumbnail:  Serial number: 8 We know that drug use among people with HIV in Australia, particularly gay men, is relatively high. In the HIV Futures 3 survey more than a quarter of respondents had used ecstasy in the previous twelve months, around one in six had used speed, and more than half had used marijuana. Of respondents 6.9 per cent said they had had a bad experience from mixing anti-retroviral and recreational drugs, and 21.6 per cent said they had missed one or more doses of their antiretrovirals as a consequence of using recreational drugs. | 10/09/2007 - 17:40 |
| Light at the end of the tunnel | Talkabout story | I met Frank some many years ago when he was not that well. | 22/05/2007 - 11:58 |