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News Briefs University of Pittsburgh Gets $8 Million to Study Alcohol-HIV LinkDecember 18, 2001 To study how alcohol use and abuse interacts with HIV infection and treatment, the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center have received an $8 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. "We know that alcohol and unprotected sex are common bedfellows. Alcohol use and abuse may be an important risk factor for HIV infection," said the study's principal investigator, Dr. Amy Justice, of the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh VA. Alcohol is the most common drug of abuse among people infected with HIV. Back to other CDC news for December 18, 2001 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12.17.01  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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