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Alcohol can damage the liver which plays an important role in how the body processes anti-HIV medication. Drinking alcohol may be more harmful for people with HIV than for HIV-negative people.

UK health services

On borrowed time

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Drink & Drug News
8 May 2017
Epidemiology

Homeless US military veterans have high rates of HIV, HCV and HBV

News
13 April 2017
Chemsex & recreational drug use

Online ‘virtual counselling’ service launches for gay men struggling with drugs and chemsex

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PinkNews
13 March 2017
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

HIV-positive gay and bisexual men have increased risk of hospitalisation with anxiety and mood disorders, a risk factor for later mortality

News
7 September 2016
Ageing & HIV

Not So Fast: Do people with HIV really experience accelerated aging?

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Positively Aware
8 July 2016
Chemsex & recreational drug use

What the Gay Men’s Sex Survey tells us about chemsex

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London Friend
28 June 2016
Epidemiology & behaviour

Gay men report a wide range of behaviours to make sex safer

News
22 June 2016
Alcohol

Alcohol and the gay community

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FS
8 April 2016
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Life expectancy in HIV-positive people in the US still lags 13 years behind HIV-negative people

News
28 February 2016
Retention & linkage to care

Telephone intervention can boost retention in care for HIV-positive patients with mental health and drug/alcohol problems

News
17 February 2016
Alcohol

Moderate alcohol consumption may be more harmful to people with HIV

News
10 February 2016
Cancer

High rates of modifiable cancer risk factors present in Western HIV-positive patients

News
18 January 2016
Drug interactions & pharmacokinetics

Study reveals potential challenges for scaling up of HCV therapy in UK

News
24 November 2015
Lung disease

Low CD4 count, smoking and unhealthy alcohol use are risk factors for acute exacerbation of COPD in people with HIV

News
11 November 2015
Alcohol

To treat HIV, curb drinking

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Yale Daily News
13 October 2015
Adherence

Third of people with HIV who use drugs intentionally miss doses of HIV treatment when planning to use drugs

News
12 August 2015
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Alcohol misuse the strongest predictor of severe liver damage and death in French people with hepatitis C

News
27 April 2015
Harm reduction

2013 could have been a turning point in drug treatment in England

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Drug & Alcohol Findings
9 January 2015
Alcohol

Looking for a Link Between Sexual Identity and Alcohol Use

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BETA
17 December 2014
Harm reduction

Addiction services in England: in need of an intervention

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The Lancet Psychiatry
10 November 2014
Epidemiology & behaviour

Complex needs and overlapping vulnerabilities frequently reported by 'high-risk' gay men in Scotland

News
7 July 2014
Alcohol

Even moderate drinking increases risk of advanced liver fibrosis for people with HIV and HCV co-infection

News
12 May 2014
Alcohol

Study explores why gay, lesbian teens binge drink

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
6 May 2014
Retention & linkage to care

Social problems and drug and alcohol problems common among people who develop AIDS despite long-term HIV care

News
25 October 2013