Drugs and alcohol

Although alcohol and drugs do not directly expose you to another person’s blood or semen, they play a pivotal role in HIV transmission by contributing to unsafe sexual practices. They can definitely impair your judgement and cause you to take risks that you might not otherwise take.

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• Drugs and Alcohol: Use or Chemical Dependence?
  This Web site gives information about the relationship of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco to HIV and provides suggestions for people who wish to stop using any of these substances.
• Substance Use and HIV/AIDS
  Offers links to a variety of resources.