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He wouldn’t give up shooting up…so I gave him up, 1980s

  • Publisher(s):
    Centers for Disease Control
  • Type:
    Poster
Blue tinted photograph of a white woman holding her head with one hand, and a pillow with the other hand, looking at the viewer.
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    He wouldn’t give up shooting up…so I gave him up.

    I don’t know if he shared needles. All I know is that he shot up. That’s bad enough. And he didn’t care enough about me to stop. He knew we could both get AIDS, and I begged him to stop. I even asked him to get some counseling and drug treatment. I did all I could, but he just wouldn’t listen. So I left.

    AMERICA RESPONDS TO AIDS 1-800-344-SIDA
    1-800-344-7432

    This has been a message from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control

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