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Why alcohol, crack and other drugs can put you at risk for the AIDS virus, 1980s

This poster from American Responds to AIDS highlighted the importance of making the decision to employ strategies like using a condom or sterilizing a needle. All of which required a clear head.

  • Publisher(s):
    Centers for Disease Control
  • Type:
    Poster
Black and white photograph of a view looking up from below at two people who are blurred looking down at the viewer.
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    Why alcohol, crack and other drugs can put you at risk for the AIDS virus.

    They cloud your thinking.

    You already know that shooting up drugs and sharing needles put you at risk for AIDS. But actually, other drugs such as crack, alcohol and marijuana can put can put you at risk because they cloud your thinking.

    And when your thinking is clouded, you take foolish chances.

    When you’re high, you may have sex.

    That’s risky stuff.

    So think clearly. don’t risk AIDS.

    If you’d like more information on the relationship between AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, call the National AIDS hotline. 1-800-342-AIDS. The hotline for the hearing impaired is 1-800-AIDS-TTY.

    AMERICA RESPONDS TO AIDS

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