How To Avoid Hiv At Raves

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Hiv at a rave? (NEEDLESTICK AT A RAVE, 2011) (URBAN LEGENDS, 2011)

Hello about 3 weeks ago I went to a rave in New York City. I took MDMA and was on my own. I never heard about any needle stick rumors prior to this night. At one point in the night I remembered someone brushing against my arm where my skin was...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Question: "Is my concern legitimate, or am I just paranoid?"Answer: Paranoid. Absolutely, positively loony tunes. I agree with your doctor. You're a fluffernutter. So relax, Max. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. See link... Read more »

PEOPLE BEING PRICKED WITH HIV AT RAVES

Hi, I recently went to the New Years Rave, Together as One in California. Ive heard that many... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Transmission of HIV From Being Poked With a Needle At a Rave

Hello,I've been reading ur website and had a question myself regarding the transmission of HIV... Read more »

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Meeting Clients "Where They Are"

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Harm Reduction and HIV

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Examining Link Between "Power Structures," Disease Spread Through Study of Incarceration, HIV Treatment

In this Open Society Foundations (OSF) blog post , Daniel Wolfe, director of the International Harm Reduction Development Program at OSF, examines "the ways that power structures, rather than individuals, contribute to disease rebound and spread,"... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Canada: Harm Reduction Forum Coming Up

The AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County will present the second annual "Harm Reduction Forum: Understanding Our Community" on March 11 at the Guelph Youth Music Center. Topics to be discussed include methadone maintenance treatment,... Read more »

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avoiding reporting requirements

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I live in a state that has mandatory HIV reporting.

My question is this,

Although the state where I live currently offers anonymous testing, to get treatment the test must be confidential. As a result of this requirement the result of the test, if... Read more »

avoiding transmission to others in school.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

im still waiting 3 month's to get tested, by the time the date comes i will be starting highschool, how can i avoid passing the virus to my friends and classmates in school?

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How To Avoid Excessive Negative Thinking

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 5 Replies

I really appreciate reading so many of your posts that give hope and receiving encouraging messages from some of you who are going through many of things that I have or will go through.

Recently, I received a message from Mike that reminded me that... Read more »

Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?

Posted by vanessa1013, 3 Replies

Hi there,

Thank you in advance for reading...

I attended a "rave" like party on 8/21/10. At this party, nitrous balloons were being passed around. I took several hits...And now I am wondering if there is any chance I can get HIV from sharing a balloon. Read more »

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