The News : a publication of the Atlanta Gay Center. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1984-199?, May 23, 1986, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text' The Journal of AID Atlanta page 5 )fS PREVENTION \ , h regular b r without ig popper* i/or sex Ufllaflf lot n a drug or sexual ) numbers lous health id remain iers; avoid ally timer anyone. itse.and e of drugs and to /new umbtn PPEISI HI ? ! ■me ™ e mainline flllPQ MESSAGE SHOOTING UP DRUGS can be dangerous to your health. This pamphlet will give you information about what you can do to reduce your risk of getting AIDS and where to get help. ITS WHAT YOU DO THAT PUTS YOU AT RISK OF GETTING AIDS AIDS IS SPREAD BY SHARING NEEDLES If you have mainlined or skinpoped (shot drugs into your veins or any part of your body - now or in the past) you may be at risk of getting AIDS. If you shared needles, cookers, syringes, eyedroppers, water or cotton with anyone, you are at risk of getting AIDS. You are also at risk of getting AIDS if you have sex with a person who's already infected without using a "rubber". Whether it be anal, vaginal or oral sex, you are taking a chance. KllRftBRLTT Follow Safer Sex Guidelines: Know your sex partner. Do not come inside any part of your partner’s body (rectun, vagina or mouth) Wear a condom (rubber). The virus that causes AIDS cannot penetrate rubber (LATEX) For further protection, you should pull out before you come, even when you wear a rubber, since rubbers have been known to leak or tear. WOME N: It is in the best interests of you and your future children to insist that any male sex partner wear a rubber. If you do shoot drugs, you may want to keep from getting pregnant. REMEMBER If you want to protect yourself, your sex partner and your children, the following information can help you reduce your chances of getting AIDS. Before you read further, remember this: THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO ENTER A TREATMENT/DETOX PROGRAM. Until you enter a treatment program for your drug problem, here are some ideas that may lower your risk of getting AIDS. Then do the following: Pour rubbing alchol into a clean cup. Pull alchohol up into the syringe through the needle, then squirt out. Take apart set of works. Let alcohol soak for 15 minutes inside needle. Squirt out of needle with tap water. CHILDREN GET AIDS TOO THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE We strongly recommend that you enter a Treatment/Detox program. f I ■■ ? For Further Information About AIDS call Buy and keep your own set of works. Do not share needles/works/cookers/ cotton/water and other drug paraphanaiia Do not leave your works where others might use them Be aware that some needles are rebagged and sold as new, but are really used spikes in a different package. No method is a guarantee against infection. For some protection, however, use the following ideas for cleaning your works (sterilization), even if you think your works are new. If you have no other choice and must use someone else’s works, first rinse them several times by pulling water up Into the syringe and then squirting It out through the needle. Rinse alcohol out of needle with tap water. Some agencies recommend the use of bleach (1 cup of bleach to 10 cups water). IF YOU USE BLEACH, BE SURE TO RUN TAP WATER THROUGH ENTIRE SET OF WORKS AFTER USING BLEACH OR Boil the set of works - by separating the plunger and needle from syringe and then boiling the three parts for 15 minutes. DO NOT USE WATER THAT MAY BE LAYING AROUND IN A CUP OR CONTAINER - ANOTHER PERSON COULD HAVE CLEANED THEIR WORKS IN THE WATER. SHARING IS NOT CARING SHARE LIFE - NOT NEEDLES AIDS INFO-LINE (404) 876-9944 or State of Georgia AIDS Information 1-800-551-2728 FOR TREATMENT INFORMATION t State of Georgia Department of Human Resources (404) 894-4204 Reprinted with permission from: 163 Joraiemon SL (Suite 1586) Brooklyn, New York 11201