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Alcohol and Other Substance Users
Alcohol and HIV/AIDS
Information on the relationship between alcohol use and HIV infection.
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Drugs and HIV - Learn the Link
Information geared to young people, teachers, and parents on the connection between HIV infection and drug abuse.
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Effects of Alcohol and HIV Infection on the Central Nervous System
Article discussing the effects that heavy alcohol use and HIV infection have on the central nervous system.
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus
Information regarding coinfection with hepatitis C virus and HIV.
En español
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infofacts - Drug Abuse and AIDS
Information about drug abuse, now the single largest factor in the spread of HIV infection in the United States.
En español
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse
Information about how drug abuse can lead to infection with HIV and hepatitis, and other infectious diseases.
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA Drugs of Abuse and Related Topics - HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse
Links to National Institute of Drug Abuse's featured publications on the link between HIV/AIDS and drug abuse, prevention of HIV transmission in drug-using populations, and other topics.
Source: National Institute of Drug Abuse
Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings-September 22, 2006
Recommendations on HIV testing procedures for health care providers working in hospital emergency departments, urgent care clinics, inpatient services, substance abuse treatment clinics, public health clinics, community clinics, correctional health care facilities and primary care settings.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Substance Abuse and HIV
Information on Health Resources and Services Administration programs developed to treat individuals with HIV infection and substance abuse issues.
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS
Fact sheet about the significant effects of illicit drug use on HIV infection rates.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services - HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration