Along with spending money on finding cures and treatments of AIDS, we have to concentrate on finding a vaccine for the disease as well. About $25 million is spent annually on research for a vaccine by the United States. About $2 billion is spent annually on research for a cure and for a treatment. These amounts are totally unproportioned to what it

One of the main ways the AIDS disease is transmitted is through dirty needles. People that “shoot up” are a large percentage of the diseased. This can be easily prevented if we set up needle exchange programs. Yes, it is unfortunate that people do those kinds of drugs, but we can prevent them from getting diseases. Needle exchanges were first instituted in Amsterdam in 1983 to prevent the transmission of Hepatitis B and HIV. It soon spread across the globe, and it has since been credited with a decrease in the number of new HIV infections occurring among drug users. Look at Australia, a country with a population of around 1.2 million. They have 55 needle exchange programs, and they have not reported any new HIV infections resulting from needle sharing over the past three years (Fuller). In the United States, there are about 140 Needle Exchange Programs scattered throughout different states. The states with the largest number of programs were California (21) and New York (14). Both have reported decrease in numbers of the HIV virus due to dirty needles (Rosendadl). Needle Exchanges work for the better. Religious affiliation keeps some people away from this, and leads them to think this is morally wrong. How is it morally wrong when it saves so many lives?

The third thing that should be stressed throughout the United States is abstinence, or not having sex until complete commitment or marriage. This

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