... share needles simply because they do not have the financial or legal means of procuring them. The Center for Disease control describes the purpose of "Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) is to provide free sterile syringes and collect used syringes from injection-drug users (IDUs) to reduce transmission of blood-borne pathogens, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C ... take no position on drug policy. These programs are in place solely for the purpose of reducing deadly infections within the population. However, The American Journal on Public He...

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... addicted or they ignore it by saying it won't happen to me. In the end, they end up getting addicted to drugs. A lot of people die of drug related deaths they either take an overdose or they get killed while buying dope. Drugs don't do any good to your body they only cause pain. Think before ... drugs. They don't know that drugs are dangerous. When they find out, it is too late. I had a friend who did drugs. He first started to hang with drug dealers. After that, he started to do drugs. I could see that he was changed. He did not hang around with me any more. He would come around my ... ...

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... I am speaking of is the effect of an epidemic that can be greatly reduced by changing the laws regarding possession and availability of syringes and hypodermic needles by intravenous (IV) drug users. Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) caused by shared hypodermic needles is preventable. People use hypodermic needles as a means of putting their ... that would allow needle exchange programs to operate. When introducing her bill for needle exchange programs in 1997, Sen. Diane Watson, D-Los Angeles, said that transmission of HIV among IV drug user...

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... the police forces spend on prostitution cases, In an average arrest, court and incarceration amount to nearly two thousand per arrest. Cities spend an average of 7.5 million dollars on prostitution control every year ranging from 1 million in Memphis to 23 million in New York. According to Depaul Gensha, criminalization of prostitution does not reduce or eliminate it. Instead, it promotes a ruthless ... which increases exploitation and crime. If we legalize prostitution now, cities can save millions and police can spend time needed on much more important tasks like murders, assaults, th...

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... the police forces spend on prostitution cases, In an average arrest, court and incarceration amount to nearly two thousand per arrest. Cities spend an average of 7.5 million dollars on prostitution control every year ranging from 1 million in Memphis to 23 million in New York. According to Depaul Gensha, criminalization of prostitution does not reduce or eliminate it. Instead, it promotes a ruthless ... which increases exploitation and crime. If we legalize prostitution now, cities can save millions and police can spend time needed on much more important tasks like murders, assaults, th...

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... over hundreds of books have been written on the therapeutic use of marijuana but because of the popularity of marijuana as a recreational drug many debates of the use of marijuana is by moral and cultural beliefs than by scientific evidence. Since the discovery the first ... endocannabinoid, a chemical in the body that resembles those found in cannabis scientists have began to unravel the positive effect of the "gate way drug" Medical marijuana should be legalized because of its helpful effects on patents suffering from cancer, HIV, and epilepsy. Many people around the world are ... the...

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... bubonic plague is AIDS. AIDS has taken many lives because at first no one knew what it was or how to control it; even now no one has found a cure. One of the reasons the HIV virus spread so quickly was because of drug use. It is known that people who use drugs and share their needles can spread HIV quickly and ... drug users are more likely to have unprotected sex. Alcohol can also be considered a drug. After consuming alcohol, people let their guard down and are more likely to have unprotected sex (AIDS.org) Peoples" fear of both diseases, AIDS and bubonic plague, are similar. When ......

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... contact with blood that is infected sperm or vaginal fluids. The origin of it has had scientist puzzled since it first came to light. The subjects were injection drug users and gay males they all showed symptoms of PCP which is a rare opportunistic infection occur in people who have a much compromised immune systems. After all ... there is no cure for it but there are ways for you to treat it. A variety of different drugs can be used in combinations to help control the virus. Each class of drugs blocks the virus in many different ways. If you combine them its best to do at least three fr...

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... determined that AIDS occurred when the immune system became damaged, and that the agent that caused the damage was spread through sexual contact, shared drug needles, and infected blood transfusions. After HIV was isolated as the cause of AIDS in 1983 and 1984, researchers developed tests to detect ... early 1990's, an estimated 1 million people in the United States and millions more throughout the world had HIV infection or AIDS. Efforts to control the spread of AIDS have had some success. For example, among homosexual men in the United States, HIV infection is spreading more slowly than...

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... governments of many of the African nations with the greatest problems are weak and, in some cases, quite corrupt. This does not bode well for any attempt in trying to control this disease. We need the governments of these nations to try to change the thinking and, for some, a change in the lifestyle, religious practices, and myths that have these people ... found a way to overcome all of that and lower their AIDS rate by 29% in a mater of years. How did they do this? The first thing they did was get control of their Commercial Sex Trade (prostitution), by enforcing government servings, ...

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... (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center: Living with HIV/AIDS (1999). [On-line]: http://cpmenet.columbia.edu/texts/hv-ad/gep6454) There are many birth control methods that can be used to prevent HIV during sex. Today, we have spermicides, oral contraceptives, condoms, vaginal sponges, diaphragms and other concepts to ... down 19 percent from 37,900 deaths in the U.S. during the same time period in 1995 according to the United States Centers or Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One reason for the decline, according to the CDC, was the reduced rate of new infections by HIV beginning in ....

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... this period. The early symptoms of AIDS may include: Mild fever, sweating, enlarged tonsils, enlarged lymph glands, shingles and weight loss. After this initial illness, the immune system continues to control the growth of the virus, while the virus continues to reproduce and infect the CD4 T cells of the immune system. Eventually, in almost all cases, the immune system fails and ... risk sexual behavior such as having unprotected sex with sexual active homosexual men, prostitutes or the female sexual partners of bisexual men. Also in people who share the drug taking equipment of intrav...

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... 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 ... abstinence. He believes that abstinence is the best form of sex education. He also adds that it helps kids learn what commitment is, learn what it means to have self-control as well as to learn to respe...

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And The Band Played On Epidemiologists at Work In the movie "And the Band Played On" a new epidemic was identified in the United States. In 1981the Center for Disease Control (CDC) initially became aware that a new disease was spreading when medical facilities in Los Angeles, California began treating patients with what appeared to be primary Pneumocystis Carnii pneumonia; a disease seen ... cases. The prevalence of the disease, which had a 100% mortality rate, was continuing to increase also. Initially identified only in homosexual males and spreading to the newborn, transfusion dependant, IV...

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... AIDS without any awareness that the prostitute had it. I also feel that by legalizing prostitution, the crime rate involved with it would rise. Some think that it would lower and control the crimes but just because prostitution is legal, that doesn't stop women from getting abused, robbed or even killed. In addition to these reasons I believe that prostitution would intensify racial ... profession and by legalizing it we are telling children that its okay. Adding to these problems would be the increased drug rate. Many prostitutes become addicted to drugs and use their wages to pay for ...

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... adults namely, are hush-hush, embarrassed or hesitant to talk about it openly with the younger population for whatever reason(s). This silence trickles down discouraging teenagers to walk into a drug store and purchase condoms (embarrassment), or walk into Planned Parenthood and pick up condoms for free (embarrassment), more importantly, the silence quiets the essential education in which I, and ... supports and facilitated communication of family values and norms promoting condom use. Opponents of these programs claim that providing access to condoms and even discussing the benefits of...

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... called "And the Band Played On" directed by Roger Spottiswoode is mainly based on how HIV and AIDS was discovered by the research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The movie is based in 1976 and the American scientist Don Francis becomes aware of a growing number of deaths from unexplained sources among gay men in Los Angeles ... , New York City and San Francisco, and the investigations begin of the possible causes. The scientists from the Disease Control and Prevention is working with no money, limited space, and outdated equipment. Don Francis contacts politicians an...

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... to have many signs and symptoms. The seventeen cardinal signs are the ones that doctors use to diagnose HIV. These signs and symptoms are weight loss, anorexia, increasing debility, adverse drug experiences, fevers, rigors, night sweats, headache, change in vision, diplopia, dysphagia, dyspnea, diarrhea, change in mental status, changing lymphadenopathy, oral lesions, and rashes. When HIV becomes AIDS, the signs and ... feels singled out by the virus The person is mad that they got sick at a young age The social stigma, rejection, and even abandonment this virus provokes Frustration at ...

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... healthy T-cells. What is AIDS? AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is the most severe manifestation of infection with the HIV virus of the body's immune system. The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) lists numerous infections that, in the presence of HIV infection constitute an AIDS diagnosis. Having a CD4 T-cell count of 200 or less. A normal CD4 T-cell count is 500 ... HIV virus is contracted by the exchange of body fluids. Various ways this is done is by having unprotected sex,(semen, vaginal secretions), sharing needles with an infected person (intravenous drug us...

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... those people die, HIV will surpass the number of people killed by the bubonic plague" (Brannon & Feist, 2010). With the changes of one's lifestyle and the advancement of medications and drug therapies, HIV positive patients have an increased survival rate through early detection. Questions will arise and can be answered with a clear understanding of HIV prevention while also normalizing this hot ... be having sex. Once parents have a better understanding of this, they will be more accepting and allow their young sons to carry condoms and young ladies to be on birth control. Students mus...

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... crime. (Bates 96). One of the most challenging problems that have risen in China is the sky rocking rates of HIV infections within the nation's population and their inability to control its causes and effects. Many factors are contributing to the problem. Political change in China has made it easier for people to move away from their original homes to cities ... the city are forced to take lower end jobs and receive no aid with housing, education and health care (Bates 98). This group is at high risk to be IV drug Franze 2 users, and there is an estimated four million prostitutes in Chi...

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... possesion with intent to sell was a felony punishable by three years in prison (Silverstein 54). In 1991 The Anabolic Steroids Control act of 1990 took affect witch made twenty seven Anabolic Steroids substances (Silverstein 54). One bad point to that is drug dogs are unable to sniff out steroids. Bodybuilding compettions disallow the use od steroids in all catagories. The advantageous supplements ... ...

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... education. Many high schools have AIDS education as part of they"re sex education programs. The problem is that these programs are not working. According to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared to the general population, adolescents have one of the fastest increasing rates of HIV infection; an average of two young people are infected with HIV every ... of the students involved needs to be assed to make the best-fit curriculum. The programs witch are most effective are those with a positive look on behavior regards to sex, drug use and non-discrimination, ...

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... education. Many high schools have AIDS education as part of they"re sex education programs. The problem is that these programs are not working. According to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), compared to the general population, adolescents have one of the fastest increasing rates of HIV infection; an average of two young people are infected with HIV every ... of the students involved needs to be assed to make the best-fit curriculum. The programs witch are most effective are those with a positive look on behavior regards to sex, drug use and non-discrimination, ...

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... , powerless to protect themselves, last in line for care and life saving treatment, make sub-Saharan African women increasingly susceptible to the virus. Treating infected persons with an Anti-retroviral drug could be used to drastically slow the progression of HIV. It has been proven that people who are undergoing HIV therapy with these drugs can expect to live for decades ... expensive and most are only going to get married and have children. The males who go to school learn that they are the breadwinners of the family and that they control what goes on in the house. Even if women are ...

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