The Grim Reaper: Club Drugs And HIV

" Thanks to a cancer HIV treatment people in the US -- access to health -- are living longer healthier lives. But experts and seen a world recent for an infection were stable during the 1990. But in the last few years and spike and transmissions. Population. And socially and you actually man. Learning to turn around you're not a simple. Her or does it teeter on -- in the gay population and in the general population. -- Clinton over. They're complacent about -- percent cracked. They can cure and as a result people are not being -- or are both in their actual editors number two I was happening and I. Prevention and really -- Evolves. And has become executed. -- becomes -- So we use a condom every time champions are ninth in the early 1980s in the mid nineteen. Are no longer active. But we're also seeing. In Iraq and that in between sexual -- and argued. -- you can. -- read -- clearly the people go home -- ran into -- apartment wherever they need to do so what aren't so called. -- many years ago would have been talking about okay the primary -- but that seem to be a big problem it is a problem but not the big problem. About answering all locally crystal. We're talking about Andy and you down Connolly. And we're talking about you can mean. And we're talking about it all and we're out of the extent. And we're talking about more importantly not -- of drugs in isolation but each of these are being used all company and each other. In combination with alcohol companies. And drug Viagra. And that expert is a minute and make your. Among worry -- and that means. This is. An almost speed is related. And it's related to other amphetamines. And it has been a huge problem don't isn't hyper sexual rockets hugely including. So that we now and clearly documented that people were using the substance. How. Opera -- thinking they had multiple partnering. They just let go through toppled the world so nothing problem and any rational in any logical thinking around it is completely. It wiped away and they realize -- pretty -- down from the high I don't yet do you can do anything about that no legs and users try to each -- going. In little snorting. Smoking and eventually to injecting. We now have a drug people and conditions are you ready basically around percent in mountain men women whoever you. That we're using now is injecting. -- Great another ruby had a transmission. And and using crystal can your current war HIV positive people taking -- anti retroviral medication. What we know our work. Adherence taking the medications the winner. Is a problem board and we believe the literature people will be here and talk. Very hard for people to be a parent. Nine attempts and -- when -- when they're feeling good the last thing we want to do is actually stopped to remember to take -- medications. Number two we know that -- isn't -- and you know. Misunderstood and nestled on the street is not government and how. That would Caroline and with a variety of -- on people's opinions. Number three and probably more alarming of all is that recent. That came out that indicate even if an individual is highly -- to her medication. Even. If they're using the enemy in replication of the virus and the brain in. So whether -- man woman or straight. You were walking on dangerous ground when you mix drugs with sex to people started -- your one year old tale about the drugs don't. This is not a wonderful dropped the price it will pay in the longer does not work to people are started I say look for help. Because what we know about methamphetamine and affect people's lives. There's enormous social deterioration. People become physically ill and become socially it was friends and family and I think I really need to step up to that it was. Men and women young -- become a need to realize is epidemic is an apple --"