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"Many countries with heavy HIV and alcohol burdens do not fully recognize these epidemics as intrinsically interconnected. Missed opportunities for synergistic prevention and treatment of HIV and alcohol abound. Few HIV policies, services for HIV prevention or research projects adequately address alcohol-HIV harms or include alcohol use as an HIV risk factor."
Alcohol and HIV risk
What's the issue?
Harmful alcohol use causes an enormous burden of death and disease globally. The threat is most severe among younger age groups (20-39 years old) among whom 25% of annual deaths can be linked to harmful alcohol use. Alcohol misuse is increasingly seen to contribute to the spread and progression of infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis.
