To find syringe exchange programs near you, visit People who inject drugs may also consider taking PrEP, a daily medication that can protect an HIV negative person from getting HIV. By always using sterile injection equipment and not sharing equipment can help protect people who inject drugs from HIV. Since blood may be present in the needle, syringe, cooker or water used during injecting, HIV can be easily passed when people share any of these equipment items. Substance Use Transmission: Sharing needles and works during injection drug use is a high-risk behavior for passing HIV from one person to another. (Contact your healthcare provider or call our office to schedule an appointment for a prescription.)Ī person living with HIV who is on HIV treatment and virally suppressed for 6 months or longer has effectively no risk of passing HIV to a partner through sex. Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, a once-a-day pill HIV negative individuals can take to protect themselves.Antiretroviral treatment for the person living with HIV.

Condom use (Free condoms are available at our clinic for those over 18 years of age.).The risk of transmission for any of these behaviors can be lowered in a variety of ways, including: If either partner is living with HIV, the virus may be transmitted, especially if blood is present during sex. The sexual behavior with the highest risk is anal intercourse. Vaginal intercourse is a higher risk activity for passing HIV. The risk of transmission depends on the type of sexual behavior. Sexual Transmission: HIV is spread when blood, semen or vaginal fluids from a person living with HIV who is not virally suppressed gets into the bloodstream of another person.

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