For most people with HIV, moderate consumption of alcohol is probably harmless, but if you’re drinking more than 1-2 drinks a day or if you also have hepatitis B or C, it makes sense to consider reducing your alcohol intake.

Over the last eighteen months Scott has stopped smoking and cut his drug use. He’s had to find different ways to fill the weekends. Doing that without getting bored was a struggle at first, but Scott has now managed to get into a groove.

With an emerging body of evidence showing that regular crystal meth use can cause changes to the structure and functioning of the brain, positive people have good reasons to be cautious about this drug. KIRSTY MACHON reports.

Thirty-two quick and easy strategies to help you take your medications on time.

For most of us, dealing with HIV is enough of a burden. But if you're also living with hepatitis C, decisions about treatment are more complex and taking care of yourself is even more important.

Ten years after the adoption of the GIPA (Greater Involvement of People With AIDS) principles at the Paris AIDS Summit, HIV-positive people are still struggling to be heard. NAPWA President GABE McCARTHY reports from Bangkok.

With more than a hundred thousand people living with HIV, Indonesia faces an uphill struggle to roll out treatment, education and care programs. But an inspirational and dynamic national network of positive people is playing its part.

Methamphetamine (‘crystal’) is emerging as a new and serious challenge to HIV prevention and treatment in the United States, according to an article in the March 15 edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases .

Using recreational drugs has always been a risky business. For people living with HIV/AIDS, combining them with antiretrovirals can bring negative consequences ranging from the merely inconvenient to the utterly catastrophic.

It’s a pretty safe bet that you won’t come to much harm when you’re watching lorikeets in the garden — except maybe in spring when a hard hat is good protection from killer magpies. But if you’re planing on taking recreational drugs, there are a few issues you need to think about. One issue is whether or not your recreational drugs will affect your HIV drugs. Another is what impact it will have if you take a break from treatments for a big party weekend. Two leaflets from AFAO provide comprehensive information and suggestions on both of these topics: