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AIDS AND DRUG ABUSE
The two groups at greatest
risk for AIDS are homosexual or bisexual men and
people who shoot drugs. People who use needles to
inject drugs (including mainliners and skin
poppers) get the virus by sharing their works
with other users who already have the AIDS virus
in their blood.
You can't always tell who is infected with the
AIDS virus. Most people actually carrying the
virus don't look any different than anybody else,
they look and feel well, but they can still
spread the disease. Symptoms of AIDS may not show
up for many years and some remain without
symptoms even then. Thousands of IV drug abusers
already have AIDS, and many thousands more are
carriers of the virus.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is
a serious condition that affects the body's
ability to fight off infection. A diagnosis of
AIDS is made when a person develops some form of
life-threatening illness not usually found in a
person with a normal ability to fight infection.
To date more that fifty percent of all the
persons with AIDS have died.
Shooting drugs has now been determined to be one
of the biggest problems facing America today.
While the homosexual community has put on a media
campaign alerting and educating the public about
the dangers of AIDS, nothing is being done to
stop the widespread sharing of needles among drug
users.
Remember, if you shoot drugs, you are in danger
of catching AIDS. The best advice for protecting
yourself and people you love is to stop shooting
drugs. It is also important to note that women
who shoot drugs or who live with men who shoot
drugs sometimes gives AIDS to their babies,
either before or shortly after birth. Babies born
with AIDS become ill very quickly.
Most individuals infected with the AIDS virus
have no symptoms and feel well for a long time
before eventually developing such symptoms as
fever and night sweats, weight loss, swollen
lymph glands in the neck, the underarms and groin
area, sever fatigue or tiredness, diarrhea, white
spots or unusual blemishes in the mouth. These
symptoms are also symptoms of a number of other
illnesses and that should be taken into
consideration. Anyone with any of these symptoms
for more than two weeks should not panic buy
should consult their doctor.
The AIDS virus is not spread through normal daily
contact at work, school or home. There have been
no cases found where the virus has been
transmitted by casual contact with AIDS patients
in the home, workplace, or health care setting.
There is an antibody test that detects antibodies
to the AIDS virus that causes the disease. The
body produces antibodies that try to get rid of
bacteria, viruses, or anything else that is not
supposed to be in the bloodstream. The test may
show if someone has been infected with the AIDS
virus. While the testing procedure is considered
accurate, it does not tell who will develop
full-blown AIDS.
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