Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS and STDs
- Every 9.5 minutes, someone somewhere attracts HIV/AIDS
- Drug and alcohol use can lead to risky behaviors that can increase your exposure to HIV/AIDS. For example, using or sharing drug materials, like needles or cotton, increases your chances of becoming infected with HIV.
- African Americans are the racial/ethnic group most affected by HIV.
- The rate of new HIV infection in African Americans is 8 times that of whites based on population size.
- Gay and bisexual men account for most new infections among African Americans; young gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24 are the most affected of this group.
- More than 40000 people are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS each year
- 75% of women attract HIV/AIDS from heterosexual relationships
- 32% of people with HIV/AIDS are among men sexing men
- 20% – 25% of people with HIV/AIDS do not know that they have it
- Young minority youths are at persistent risk
- There are 1.2 million Americans living with HIV
- One out of every four is a woman:
- Two of every three women with HIV are African American:
- Misperceptions about HIV/AIDS lead to unintended sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS;
- Research shows that college students engage in significant HIV/AIDS and STDs risky behavior: 1 in 500 college students are infected;
- 4 in 10 Men Sex Men (MSM) with are estimated to be co-infected with HIV/AIDS;
- 1 in 2 sexually active young people will get STD by age 25, MOST WILL NOT KNOW;
- 24 thousand women become infertile from STDAS yearly,
- New HIV infections in the US are among people under the age of 25.
