Cigarette Smoking & HIV/AIDS

See also: Heart Disease and HIV

People With HIV in Care Smoke at Twice the Rate of Those Without (March 18, 2013)
From AIDSmeds.com
Smoking Rate Twice Higher With Than Without HIV in First National U.S. Study (March 5, 2013)
From National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
Dangers of Smoking Greatly Enhanced for HIV-Infected Patients, Study Finds (February 21, 2013)
A recently published study from a national cohort of HIV-infected Danes supplies a bunch of new facts that you can use to scare -- er, counsel -- your patients afflicted with tobaccoism.
In HIV JournalView, from TheBodyPRO.com
Smoking Deadlier for HIV Patients Than Virus Itself: Study (December 20, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Great American Smokeout: An Opportunity for Smokers Living With HIV to Improve Their Health (November 16, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Smoking Cessation: Innovative Group Therapy-Centered Support Found to Double Quit Rate (October 19, 2012)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
On TheBodyPRO.com
Smoking and HIV (August 9, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS InfoNet
Turning a Blind Eye to Smoking No Longer: A Blog Entry by Bob Leahy (June 7, 2012)
"It really is time to get serious about our response to smoking in our community. No ifs ands and definitely no butts."
From TheBody.com
Tobacco Use Critical Issue for People With HIV (May 31, 2012)
From AIDS.gov
Study Finds HIV Infection Is an Independent Risk Factor for Lung Cancer (May 24, 2012)
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