Substance Abuse: First Person
- After Sex Work, Homelessness and Drug Addiction, an HIV-Positive Man Comes of Age (Winter 2008/2009)
Kevin was a teenager when he was infected with HIV. In this moving personal story, Kevin explains how his life got so messy -- and how he got the help he needed to clean himself up.
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- The Drug Addict Takes a Holiday: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (January 13, 2009)
Mark returns to "the scene of the crime": his old haunt in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., from which he fled three years ago to enter drug rehabilitation.
From TheBody.com
- U.S. Harm Reduction Programs: The Cloud in the Silver Lining (January 9, 2009)
A closer look at the lives of the heroic people who make needle exchanges and other harm-reduction programs possible in the U.S., but whose own drug problems may go untreated, with tragic results.
In The Wall Street Journal
- Profiles in Courage: George Burgess (July 2007)
From TheBody.com
- Profiles in Courage: An Interview With an HIV-Positive Substance Abuse Counselor in Chicago (January 2006)
From TheBody.com
- Florida: One Woman's Odyssey of Drugs, Sex and HIV Leads to a New Life on South Beach (August 9, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Living With[out] Crystal Meth (July/August 2005)
Eddie Young describes how he finally came to terms with his relentless drug addiction.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Living With Crystal Meth (March/April 2005)
Eddie Young felt his crystal meth habit was harmless at first, but as it grew into a full-blown addiction, he realized that the price he was paying was just too high.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- I Changed My Mind (September/October 2004)
A gay, HIV-positive drug user who watched his soulmate die from AIDS in 1993, Len Greenough's long descent was stopped at the last moment by two amazing friends -- and a pivotal decision.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Meth Addicts Describe the Recovery Process (October 10, 2003)
A detailed, personal look at what it takes for some gay men to beat their crystal meth addictions. This is the last article of a five-part series; previous articles are also available.
In Washington Blade
- My Kind of Life: Crystal Death-Amphetamine (July/August 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Living in Spite of It All (July/August 2003)
Bil Romain and his lover tested positive for HIV in 1997 -- but that was just the beginning of his remarkable story of survival.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- User's Corner: "Keepin' It Together" (Summer 2003)
Recovering drug addict Arams talks about the importance of support groups.
In Resolute!, from PWA Coalition Colorado
- Crystal: The New Epidemic (June/July 2002)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- HCV/HIV Co-Infection II: Sobriety and Treatment (March/April 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Land of Oz: Sex, Drugs and HIV (March/April 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Positive Empowerment (November/December 2001)
After years of hiding from HIV in drug use, Tyrone Pittman is now positive about being positive.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- "If I Kill Myself at This Point, I'd Be Killing the Wrong Person": A Memoir (June 2001)
Frank Salinas' story of surviving a life in the orphanage, in prison, with addiction, and with HIV/AIDS, and emerging stronger in the end.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- I Have HIV: My #1 Disease Is Drug Addiction (Spring 2001)
Former nurse Judith Fadden writes about her years of drug use, two prison terms and road to recovery.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- AIDS in the Twilight Zone (March/April 2000)
An interview with HIV-positive recovering drug addicts who have worked for many years in the sex industry.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Reflections on the Suicide of a Circuit Partier (May 1998)
From Rev. A. Stephen Pieters
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