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A Gay Meth Addict and a Clinician Explain Addiction and HIV

Psychoanalyst Bradley Jones in his memoir musical Dr. Bradley’s Fabulous Functional Narcissism…the Psychoanalytic Odyssey of a Once Glorified Chorus Boy

A Psychoanalyst’s Insight on Major Issues Facing People With HIV

Questions? Talk To Someone in the POZ Forums

A Gay Meth Addict and a Clinician Explain Addiction and HIV

A Psychoanalyst’s Insight on Major Issues Facing People With HIV

Questions? Talk To Someone in the POZ Forums

Meth Use Strongly Tied to New HIV Cases in Gay and Bi Men

In a large study that included a substantial cohort of meth users, the drug was the dominant risk factor for testing positive for HIV.

Participants in the “Act Now Against Meth” Zoom roundtable organized by The Wall Las Memorias Project

Meth and HIV Among Latino MSM

Virtual discussions in Texas and Los Angeles shed light on “the dark side of the rainbow.”

GMHC Founder Larry Mass on the ‘Unwritten Chapter’ of AIDS History

GMHC founder Larry Mass spills the dirt and names names about a controversy from the early years of the epidemic.

House Panel Debates Bills to Boost Docs’ Capacity to Combat Addiction

One bill would create 1,000 new residency positions for physicians going into addiction treatment medicine.

Chemsex Is on the Rise Among Swiss Gay and Bi Men With HIV

Chemsex typically refers to sex with multiple partners involving recreational drugs including meth, GHB and MDMA.

Sex Worker Jacen Zhu on Living with HIV and Racism in Gay Porn

Sex worker Jacen Zhu holds nothing back in this interview, covering meth addiction among black gay men and racism in gay porn.

The United States of Opioids: The State of the Epidemic

Opioid use disorder is fueling a rise in youth hepatitis C cases and a stabilization of a long decline in HIV among people who use drugs.

Huge Australian PrEP Study Maintains Very Low HIV Rate After Two Years

Among nearly 10,000 gay and bisexual men followed for a cumulative 18,000 years, there have been only 16 new cases of the virus.

Housing Works cofounders Ginny Shubert and Eric Sawyer at the opening ceremony for the Ginny Shubert Center for Harm Reduction

Housing Works Opens a Manhattan Health Clinic for Drug Users

The Ginny Shubert Center for Harm Reduction offers primary care and HIV services.

The Beginning of a Drug-Free, Drama-Free Life

And it all began with a questionnaire and a Cookie.

Leaving a Relationship in Order to Start a New Life

One day it hit me: I was addicted to chaos.

In June 2019, Multnomah County, Oregon, officials discuss the spike in HIV and STI rates.

An Oregon County Sees a Spike in New HIV Cases Linked to Drugs [VIDEO]

In the past 18 months, 42 people who use drugs tested HIV positive in Multnomah County, which includes Portland.

HIV-Positive Gay Men Harbor Stigma About Contracting Hep C

A study of gay and bi men with HIV in Australia who had been cured of hep C found they associated hep C with injection drug use.

Meth Use By Gay Men Remains Stable After 2014 Uptick

We have the 2017 stats, which have not been previously reported. I asked the health departments in all three cities to provide the numbers.

POZ at 25 — June

A look at June issues from the POZ archives

The Last Time I Used Hardcore Drugs

I rinsed away my six months of sobriety and I could only think about how free my first few moments of being high again felt.

#crystal meth

A Gay Meth Addict and a Clinician Explain Addiction and HIV

A Psychoanalyst’s Insight on Major Issues Facing People With HIV

Questions? Talk To Someone in the POZ Forums

A Gay Meth Addict and a Clinician Explain Addiction and HIV

A Psychoanalyst’s Insight on Major Issues Facing People With HIV

Questions? Talk To Someone in the POZ Forums

Meth Use Strongly Tied to New HIV Cases in Gay and Bi Men

Meth and HIV Among Latino MSM

GMHC Founder Larry Mass on the ‘Unwritten Chapter’ of AIDS History

House Panel Debates Bills to Boost Docs’ Capacity to Combat Addiction

Chemsex Is on the Rise Among Swiss Gay and Bi Men With HIV

Sex Worker Jacen Zhu on Living with HIV and Racism in Gay Porn

The United States of Opioids: The State of the Epidemic

Huge Australian PrEP Study Maintains Very Low HIV Rate After Two Years

Housing Works Opens a Manhattan Health Clinic for Drug Users

The Beginning of a Drug-Free, Drama-Free Life

Leaving a Relationship in Order to Start a New Life

An Oregon County Sees a Spike in New HIV Cases Linked to Drugs [VIDEO]

HIV-Positive Gay Men Harbor Stigma About Contracting Hep C

Meth Use By Gay Men Remains Stable After 2014 Uptick

POZ at 25 — June

The Last Time I Used Hardcore Drugs

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