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New study shows:
Infectious diseases have alcohol linkA new study establishes a causal link between alcohol use and the risk of contracting TB and pneumonia, as well as influence from alcohol use on the progression of TB and HIV.
2009-12-09
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Documentation on hiv/aids Documentation on alcohol and drugs related to hiv/aids: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has made a summary of the Extent of HIV/AIDS and Intravenous Drug Use across the Globe. Available here. The WHO report ““Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Study in Eight Countries” can be ordered from the WHO online book shop. Order Number 11500618. ISBN-13 9789241562898. African Journal: Role of substance abuse in the African HIV/AIDS epidemic: A special issue of the African Journal of Drug and Alcohol studies is devoted to broadening the knowledge base on the role of alcohol and drugs in the spreading of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Research material is presented from Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. “A Population-Based Study on Alcohol and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors in Botswana”. By Sheri D. Weiser, Karen Leiter, Michele Heisler, Willi McFarland, Fiona Percy-de Korte, Sonya M. DeMonner, Sheila Tlou, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Vincent Iacopino, David R. Bangsberg. An article about the population study from Botswana can be downloaded in pdf version here. ”Sensation seeking, alcohol use, and sexual behaviors among sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa” By Kalichman, Seth C.; Simbayi, Leickness C.; Jooste, Sean; Cain, Demetria; Cherry, Charsey. The abstract is available here. Web page with WHO publications relevant to Injecting Drug Use and hiv/aids. Resources on hiv/aids in general Basic facts: “What is AIDS” UNAIDS; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
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Alcohol and HIV/AIDS - possible connections Alcohol use and drunken behaviour is neither acknowledged nor well documented as a contributing factor to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This situation is now gradually changing. An increasing amount of research is being conducted on HIV/AIDS and alcohol, and the connections between the two are coming gradually clearer also from a scientific perspective.
2008-01-21
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"As economic development occurs, alcohol consumption and resulting problems are likely to rise with increasing incomes."
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