Cigarette Smoking & HIV/AIDS

See also: Heart Disease and HIV

Lung Cancer in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: Role of Smoking, Immunodeficiency and Pulmonary Infection (January 19, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cell Phone Counseling Can Help HIV-Positive Smokers Kick Their Nicotine Addiction (July 4, 2011)
From aidsmap.com
Tobacco Control and HIV (November 11, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
Smoking-Related Health Risks Among Persons With HIV in the Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy Clinical Trial (October 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Connecting Discovery and Delivery: The Need for More Evidence on Effective Smoking Cessation Strategies for People Living With HIV/AIDS (October 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Smoking and HIV (August 11, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
Smoking Tobacco and HIV (July 12, 2010)
From AIDS Project Los Angeles
Smoking Tied to Lung Cancer in Women With HIV (March 10, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Smoking Cessation Lowers Cardiovascular Risk (Winter/Spring 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Smoking Cessation Reduces CVD Risk in HIV (March 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Heart Risk Falls With Time Since Quitting Smoking in D:A:D (February 20, 2010)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
Smoking Cessation Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in D:A:D Cohort (February 19, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in People With HIV: Smoking Vastly Outweighs HIV (February 17, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
Motivation and Patch Treatment for HIV-Positive Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial (January 8, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Raised Cancer Risk for HIVers May Be Due to Smoking and Infections (September 28, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
Smoking May Be More Dangerous for HIVers, Study Finds (May 17, 2009)
HIV-positive smokers appear to experience a more rapid decline in lung function than HIV-negative smokers, according to the results of a relatively small U.S. study.
From American Thoracic Society
Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Smoking Raise Risk of Death for All People With HIV (February 11, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
Smoking and Your Health: How to Quit (and Why You Should) (Winter 2008)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Smoking Cessation in HIV-Infected Patients (June 2005)
[Archived Article]
New guidelines from the state Department of Health recommends HIV physicians actively help their patients quit smoking cigarettes.
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Smoking and HIV (January 2005)
From The Well Project
Smoking Among U.S. HIVers Tied to Ethnicity, Education, Age, Drinking (June 18, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Houston-area HIVers are more likely to smoke if they're white, less educated, older or heavy drinkers, a study finds.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Smoking Cessation: One Day at a Time (January/February 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Smoke Signals (November/December 2003)
[Archived Article]
Eric L. Watts writes about one of the most difficult periods in his life: not his HIV diagnosis, but his battle to quit smoking.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Smoking Ups Cervical Cancer Risk in Women With HPV (September 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Avoid Smoking and Drinking if You Have Hepatitis C (2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
From PositiveWords
Up in Smoke: Cigarettes and HIV (Winter 2000)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Smoking: It Doesn't Make Living With HIV Any Easier (November 1999)
Tips and advice from Nancy Wongvipat, a health education specialist.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles