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People who are high on drugs or alcohol are more likely to have unsafe sex, and in some populations, HIV prevalence is converging among injection and non-injection drug users, suggesting that the _________ associated with drug abuse in general is fueling the sustained spread of the HIV virus.
- a) Risky behavior
- b) Vaginal sex
- c) Injections
- d) None of the above
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Each of the following is an accurate statement about how drug abuse affects the HIV epidemic EXCEPT:
- a) The intoxicating effects of many drugs can alter judgment and inhibition and lead people to engage in impulsive and unsafe behaviors
- b) People who are abusing or addicted to drugs may engage in sexually risky behaviors to obtain drugs or money for drugs
- c) Drug abuse and addiction can worsen the progression of HIV and its consequences, especially in the brain
- d) Nearly one-third of AIDS cases stem from intravenous drug use, and one in five people living with HIV/AIDS reported use of alcohol or drugs to an extent that required treatment
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While the customized combination of different classes of medications prescribed for HIV patients (HAART) has led to a decrease in the new diagnoses of HIV-associated infections and some neurological complications, individuals receiving HAART therapy are more vulnerable to developing…
- a) Diabetes
- b) Hypertension
- c) Chronic kidney disease
- d) All of the above
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HCV is highly prevalent among injection drug users and often co-occurs with HIV, and HAART medications have been shown to provide substantial benefit for….
- a) HCV
- b) HIV
- c) Both HCV and HIV
- d) Neither
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Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the HIV disparity among African Americans?
- a) It is estimated that 1 in 19 African-American men and 1 in 35 African-American women will eventually be diagnosed with HIV
- b) African-American communities experience high rates of other sexually transmitted infections, and some of these infections can significantly increase the risk of contracting HIV
- c) African-Americans tend to be diagnosed at later stages in the disease and therefore begin therapy later, increasing the length of time of their infectivity
- d) While African-Americans make up 12 percent of the U.S. population, they accounted for 38 percent of new HIV infections in 2010
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Cumulative research has shown that drug addiction treatment, _________________, testing, and linkage to care for HIV and other infections are the most effective ways to reduce HIV transmission.
- a) Early prevention strategies
- b) Education and guidance
- c) Community-based outreach
- d) None of the above
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What has contributed to an increasing number of people over the age of 50 living with HIV?
- a) Contracting HIV later in life
- b) Prolonged survival made possible by HAART
- c) Both a and b
- d) None of the above
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