Sex, Crystal Methamphetamine, and HIV: The Connection (v2.0)

Becky Kuhn, M.D. discusses how the use of crystal methamphetamine (a.k.a. meth, tina, crank, speed, tweak, ice, glass, or crystal) is contributing to the spread of HIV. Meth initially increases the sex drive, enables the user to stay awake for long periods, and reduces inhibitions. A California study showed that 25% of occasional users and 40% of chronic users are HIV positive. Methamphetamine is highly addictive. Users develop infected sores on the skin and face, often causing scarring and the appearance of accelerated aging. It reduces saliva production and causes compulsive tooth grinding, causing rapid tooth decay. It damages the brain, liver, kidneys, heart, and bones. It causes irritability, insomnia, aggression, paranoia, depression, and psychosis. If you are using meth, please see a doctor get into a treatment program to help you stop using it. Includes photos of meth users over time, "meth mouth," and methamphetamine (all used with permission). This video is freely downloadable from http://www.archive.org/details/aidsvideos_meth . Visit http://www.GlobalLifeworks.org and http://AIDSvideos.org to learn more. Disabled accessibility: The transcript for this and many other AIDSvideos.org videos can be downloaded from http://aidsvideos.org/translate.shtml . [Do you want to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS? Are you fluent in a language other than English? Then volunteer to translate our videos into other languages! Click http://AIDSvideos.org/translate.shtml to to learn how you can help!!! © Copyright 2007-2011 Global Lifeworks. All rights reserved. This work is licensed to be used for non-commercial purposes under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/.]

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[badsign1980]

in reality ppl dont speak the reason why ppl start doing drugs in first place, witch is life sucks, and thats why drugs exist, without them many ppl would kill themsels in first place

[AIDSvideos]

@badsign1980: Even if it is true that some people who are depressed successfully use illegal drugs to keep themselves from suicide (which I doubt), you'd have to compare that against the number of people who commit suicide or die from overdoses due to illegal drugs, which is likely far greater.

[Zodikry]

Increase Sexual Drive...really? I only did it chronically for a year. But if anything it had the opposite affect on my sex drive. I didn't have one. Erections were impossible,

[TheBannedPoet]

Using rap & poetry,I fought back against racism in my family towards my mixed race daughter.

Crown court then banned that poetry.

First ever british rap-poet to be given a.. "5 year rap & poetry ban"

(Official crown court papers video on my page)

#SuperInjunction #Censorship #Racism #Injustice

Very sad "Drug addiction" poem/song about heroin & crystal meth on my channel.

Listen to the lyrics!

[Mimasfriend]

Soothing speaking voice

[ewilliams9]

@Zodikry yep, havent done it in 2 months now but on a few binges of doing it i couldnt get it up if my life depended on it lol

[dryan22]

@BigMrJuarez Unfortunately you won't be able to control your binges with meth much longer. Mark my words.

[dryan22]

@AIDSvideos Or, you could look at using drugs as a passive type of suicide. Many users can't bring themselves to jump off a bridge and they know they're on a downward spiral and both paths eventually lead to the same place. The "escape" from your problems eventually becomes your "escape" from life.

[BigMrJuarez]

I LIKE USING IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I BUY LIKE A GRAM AND A HALF AND JUST BINGE LIKE A WEEK. IT GETS ME SO HORNY I FUCK FOR A WHOLE WEEK. ITS BEEN LIKE 3 MONTHS SINCE I LAST USED IT. IM JUST WAITING FOR MY TAX REFUND SO I COULD GET SOME MORE. I LOVE SNORTING IT AND SMOKING IT. BEST DRUG IN THE WORLD. BUT AS LIKE ANY OTHER MEDICATION IT FUCKS YOU UP WHEN YOU USE IT OFTEN. FUCK THAT.

[mattmaniac1980]

Thank you, Dr. Kuhn. This is a very informative video.

[domGster]

surely alcohol decreases inhibitions and raises libido "beer goggles" more than meth