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Smokers who take HIV treatment and have an undetectable viral load are far more likely to die from a smoking-related illness than they are to die from an HIV-related illness. Smoking causes a large numbers of cancers and heart attacks in people living with HIV. It appears that people with HIV are more vulnerable than other people to the harmful effects of smoking.

Chemsex & recreational drug use

Does Cannabis Reduce Inflammation in People With HIV?

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POZ
12 July 2024
CD4 count

Cannabis does not reduce T cells in people living with HIV

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i-Base
5 September 2023
Smoking

Gender, race and socioeconomic status are associated with comorbidity in people with HIV who smoke

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Medical Xpress
17 July 2023
Smoking

Is vaping nicotine the answer to quitting smoking?

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National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
7 July 2023
Smoking

Cigarette Smoking Leads to More Rapid Lung Function Decline in Patients With HIV

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Infectious Disease Advisor
9 February 2023
Cancer

People With HIV Can Benefit From Lung Cancer Screening

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POZ
26 December 2022
Cancer

UK: New targeted lung cancer screening programme on the horizon

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Cancer Research UK
3 October 2022
Smoking

Harm reduction may be a better approach for smokers with HIV than strict smoking cessation

News
30 November 2021
Lung disease

Lung function declines faster in people living with HIV

News
30 October 2021
Smoking

Higher smoking prevalence among people with HIV in almost all world regions

News
22 March 2021
Cancer

HIV is an independent risk factor for smoking-related cancers, especially in women

News
17 November 2020
Cancer

Highest Cancer Risk in HIV+ Current Smokers and Those With Poor HIV Control

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NATAP
13 October 2020
Cardiovascular disease

A quarter of people living with HIV have hypertension

News
18 June 2020
Smoking

Group therapy helps people with HIV quit smoking in the long term

News
10 April 2020
Lung disease

Younger people with HIV lose lung function faster

News
12 March 2020
Smoking

Very few people with HIV stop smoking after brief advice from clinicians

News
19 February 2020
Cancer

People with HIV may benefit from earlier lung cancer screening

News
12 March 2019
Cardiovascular disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of heart attack in people with HIV

News
7 March 2019
Smoking

Nicotine metabolised at a faster rate among HIV-positive smokers – implications for quitting smoking

News
18 February 2019
Smoking

Smoking cannabis is an independent risk factor for lung disease in people with HIV

News
15 February 2019
Smoking

E-cigarettes nearly twice as effective as other nicotine replacement therapies at helping smokers quit

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The Conversation
31 January 2019
Harm reduction

Sexual minorities more likely to suffer severe substance use disorders

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
15 January 2019
Smoking

Combined treatment for smoking cessation, anxiety and depression more effective than smoking cessation alone

News
17 October 2018
Smoking

People living with HIV underestimate the harm of smoking

News
3 October 2018