Hispanic, Black Men More Likely To Contract HIV/AIDS From Drug Use

“Hispanic and black men are more likely than others to become HIV-positive through injection drug use and other risky behaviors related to any type of drug use, Rhonda Hagler, medical director of the New Jersey-based HIV/AIDS clinic Proceed, told participants at the 2007 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS on Monday, the Miami Herald reports. Hagler said, “Drugs, whether you inject them, inhale them or take them orally, alter your judgment and put you at risk for HIV.” “

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