Gay Men & HIV/AIDS: Substance Abuse
Overview
- 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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Personal Accounts
 The Private War That Killed Spencer Cox (January 2, 2013)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
 Facing the Past of Addiction: A Blog Entry by Aaron Laxton (October 2, 2012)
"I have been clean for 265 days and with each day it gets easier. Being in recovery means taking one day at a time."
From TheBody.com
 HIV and Drug Relapse (Video) (Posted: August 2012)
"In this video I talk about my own battle with drugs, relapse and what role my diagnosis had in my relapse. Acceptance of your own diagnosis can be hard but you have to find healthy ways to deal with the stress of life and of HIV."
From TheBody.com
 This Positive Life: Richard Cordova (June 28, 2012)
Richard was given an AIDS diagnosis in 2002. He was devastated -- but not surprised, considering his life of hard partying, meth use and unprotected sex. But since that time, he's rediscovered his passion for life -- and traded drugs for marathons and 200-mile bike rides.
From TheBody.com
 Simply Rob: Advocate and Artist, a Man of Words Uses Them to Spread Truth (Summer 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
 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
 The Only Thing "Positive" in My Life Was My HIV Status: A Blog Entry by B. Osten (February 14, 2012)
"Every now and then the past creeps back. And when it does I take a moment and compare it to where I am today."
From TheBody.com
 Tips and Resources to Help You Maintain Your Sobriety Over the Holidays: A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (December 20, 2011)
"In order to maintain sobriety it is important to be prepared and proactive during this time of year. Below is a list of things to keep in mind to make sure you're taking the proper steps to take care of yourself."
From TheBody.com
 Addiction: The Disease More Likely to Kill Me -- A Blog Entry by Mark S. King (November 29, 2011)
"The breakup with my former partner last month in Ft. Lauderdale had been cordial. ... But my disease of addiction had already begun rearranging my thoughts, shuffling my priorities in a bid for dominance over the vigilant recovery I had practiced, proudly and successfully, for nearly three years."
From MyFabulousDisease.com
 Meth vs. Meds: A Tale of Self-Preservation (September 1, 2011)
From TheBody.com
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