via Aidsmap, by Michael Carter
The use of poppers, stimulant drugs such as cocaine, and erectile dysfunction drugs, significantly increases the risk of HIV infection for gay men, especially when used together, according to an article published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. “It is increasingly clear that combination sex drug usage contributes significantly to the spread of HIV infection among vulnerable MSM [men who have sex with men]”, comment the investigators...
... “Noninjection substance use that commonly accompanies unprotected anal sex with multiple partners remains a potent predictor of HIV seroconversion among men who have sex with men…the time seems long past to design and evaluate interventions that will disentangle the conjoined epidemics of substance use and high-risk sex in this population”, conclude the investigators.
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