Ducoeurjoly’s article is well-worth a read for those new or unfamiliar to HIV scepticism.
Tag Archives | drugs
BBC Newsnight host believes drug taking is ‘socially infectious’ among gay men
[BBC Newsnight host Evan Davis] who has always been candid about his own sexuality, said homosexuals were more prone to destructive behaviour … He was said to have described drug taking as ‘socially infectious’ among the gay community and said it was not helped by their slightly greater disposable income. … ‘Once gay people start […]
Notable anecdote from Emanuel P
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Superfluous headline + new dedicated HIV journal by The Lancet
“The Lancet HIV: High rates of recreational drug use among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in the UK strongly linked with condomless sex” …How about removing the last 5 words of the headline to hit the nail on the head? “The Lancet HIV is a new journal launched in September 2014 and will build on […]
Observation of drug use and “full-blown AIDS” in US prisons
While not an article directly about HIV/AIDS, the harrowing piece linked below is an engaging read and has points relevant to Rethinking. Attacks [sexual, man on man] don’t always begin like this. Sometimes, “they’ll lure them with drugs and get them really high – 90 per cent of prisoners shoot-up drugs”. Sometimes they’ll trick the […]
Crystal meth usage in gay men contributing to rising ‘infection’
[T]here is one small sub-group [where crystal meth] is having a disproportionate effect…: gay men on the extreme end of the party scene in London, where it’s being linked to a worrying rise in HIV. …The drug can be smoked, snorted and swallowed, but increasing numbers of gay men in the capital are injecting it, sharing needles and […]
Study of the obvious…
Researchers found a 20-year-old HIV-positive adult on antiretroviral therapy (ART) may be expected to live into their early 70s – a life expectancy approaching that of the general U.S. population. However, life expectancy is lower for people with a history of injecting drugs as well as those who are not white. Well, ARVs that contain […]