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Can U Get HIV From Sharing A Cigarette
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Ask the Experts
Sharing cigarettesDear Dr BobFirst off I would like to say that you are a marvel and this is a fantastic website you are helping a great many people.I have two quick questions about sharing cigarettes.1, If a person gave me one of their cigarettes and I smoked it...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,So the cigarette was just rolled and you are passing it between you . . . . OK, now just what kind of cigarette was this and did you get the munchies shortly afterward? There is no HIV risk from sharing "cigarettes," even if you happen...
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Hepatitis c sharing a cigarette and marjuana cigaretteHi I recently and regret sharted a cigarette and marjuana pipe with someone who has hepatitis c. I... Read more »HIV FROM Cigarette Contamination.. PLEASE HELPDear Dr Bob:I am constant worried 24/7. In early May this year, I was sharing a cigarette with a... Read more »
Articles
Smoking: It Doesn't Make Living with HIV Any EasierRecent research has examined whether cigarette smoking speeds progression to AIDS. Studies have shown that HIV-positive smokers are more likely to develop Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and develop PCP more quickly than non-smokers. These... Read more »
The Dude Who Exposed Me to HIV Speaks, Part OneY'all, I am truly humbled and excited to be able to feature a guest blog, although anonymous, from the guy who unintentionally and unknowingly exposed me to HIV on December 18, 2011. Since I started this blog and also shared my YouTube video... Read more »
Smoking Cessation Lowers Cardiovascular RiskCigarette smoking is associated with a significantly elevated rate of cardiovascular disease among people with HIV, but the risk begins to drop after quitting and continues to decline over time, according to findings from the large D:A:D (Data... Read more »
Smoking Tobacco and HIVIf you have HIV or AIDS and smoke cigarettes, you put extra stress on your body. Smoking weakens your immune system, making it harder to fight off deadly infections like fungal thrush, oral hairy leukoplakia (caused by the Epstein-Barre virus), as... Read more »
Connect With Others
risk from sharing a cigarette
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
this may sound stupid, but what are the risks of getting hiv by taking a drag of a cigarette from someone who is positive? i let someone take a drag off my cigarette and found out later he is positive. Read more » HIV from sharing creams?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I borrowed hydrocortizone cream with aloe from a neighboor they had been using on the baby. If the baby had HIV and I used the same ointment could I get HIV?
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Important: share your take on Living With HIV
Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 1 Reply
Hi, There are a lot of people out there today spreading the idea that living with HIV is now just "a piece of cake", "no worse than living with diabetes", and so forth. As a result, the urgency to fund research into the development of a vaccine and... Read more » Important: Share YOUR take on Living With HIV.
Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 2 Replies
Hi, There are a lot of people out there today spreading the idea that living with HIV is now just "a piece of cake", "no worse than living with diabetes", and so forth. As a result, the urgency to fund research into the development of a vaccine and... Read more »
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