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Do People Get HIV From Sharing A Cigarette
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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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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 »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 »
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Living Longer and Healthier with HIV: Three HIV-Positive People Share Their AdviceIT'S BEEN SEVERAL months since the Eleventh International Conference on AIDSended. While the conference consisted primarily of medically technicalpresentations, there were a few sessions specifically intended for those ofus who are actually living... Read more »
CDC Recommends Prophylactic Antiretroviral Drug Regimen for People Exposed to HIV Through Unprotected Sex, Shared NeedlesCDC on Thursday in a "major policy shift" recommended that people exposed to HIV through unprotected sexual intercourse, sexual assault, shared needles or accidents receive immediate treatment with antiretroviral drugs to prevent infection, the AP/... Read more »
A Glass Half Full: Cancer Risk for People Living With HIVTable of Contents Introduction A Dividing Line: Before and After HAART Apples to Apples AIDS-Defining Cancers The New Frontier: Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers Hodgkin's Lymphoma Oncogenic Viruses The Role of Immune Health Prevention Next... Read more »
Why People With HIV Still Die -- And Why They Don't Have To ...Introduction What Kills People With HIV Today? Hepatitis Outranks Other Death Threats Can Liver Deaths Be Prevented? Bad Adherence Can Kill Fateful Impact of a Late Diagnosis AIDS Cancers and Non-AIDS Cancers How Big Is the Threat From Heart... Read more »
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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 » 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 » 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 »
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