Gay Men & HIV/AIDS: Substance Abuse

Gay Men & HIV/AIDS

tweaker.org (Regularly Updated)
A down-to-earth, sometimes wacky, sometimes serious site for gay men who use crystal; provides information, resources and support.
From tweaker.org
It's Getting HOT(TER) in Here! A Blog Entry by Richard Cordova (February 15, 2013)
"HOTTER (Healthy Outcomes Through Treatment, Empowerment and Recovery) provides mental health/substance abuse support for African American MSM ages 18 to 29, a population that has been, and continues to be disproportionately affected by HIV, mental health, and substance abuse issues."
From TheBody.com
United Kingdom: Rise of Sexually Transmitted Infections on Gay Scene Linked to Crystal Meth (January 14, 2013)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RehabAdvisorDotCalm: This Must (Not) Be the Place (June 22, 2011)
From TheBody.com
Poetry: H-I-Me -- A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (October 19, 2010)
Let me be clear with all ya'll here / If you are choosing to go on a meth-fueled sex affair / My responsibility to the outcomes of your personal decisions stop right there / So happy we got all that out in the air.
From TheBody.com
Living With Two Diseases: HIV and Alcoholism: A Blog Entry by Jimmy Mack (July 28, 2009)
The shame I felt at being gay, coupled with my Catholic upbringing, was the very shame that filled me when I met the only thing that quieted that shame: alcohol.
From TheBody.com
Meth Use High Among Gay Men in North Carolina, Study Says (August, 2007)
In AIDS Patient Care and STDs
Crystal Meth, HIV and the Gay Community (October 2004)
A report on this epidemic within an epidemic, with some recommendations for gay meth users looking for a way out.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Public Health Messages to All Men Who Have Sex With Men About Crystal Meth Use (June 3, 2004)
Important advice and a list of resources people in the Seattle area can turn to for more help and information.
To read PDF, click here.
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Some Medical Experts Say Methamphetamine Use Among Gay Men in Atlanta Becoming "Crisis" (April 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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