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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by nness on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:15AM (#20582545)
I don't follow your comment; The drug is intended for those people at risk of contracting the disease. Why would you take PrEP if you weren't at risk?

(Your also discounting drug users; but unfortunately those addicted and at risk are also the least likely to have the means to acquire the drug.)

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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by jdietrich on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:19AM (#20583848)
>Your also discounting drug users

Also sex workers, also trans women, also people from countries with a high prevalence of HIV in the general population.

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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by notyourday on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:54AM (#20582726)
It is not about who the drug is being intended for -- it is about who the drug is being marketed to.

For example there's a massive campaign targeting both men and women engaging in any sort of sexual activity that includes fluid exchange promoting usage of PrEP. One can see it in a subway and on local commercials on TV.

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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by nness on Thursday August 01, 2019 @11:20AM (#20584586)
Assuming in the US? (can't think of another market where prescription drug marketing is unrestricted)
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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by notyourday on Thursday August 01, 2019 @02:53PM (#20587077)
Yes. NYC, specifically. It dropped off a bit during the summer, but it was all over the subway/local TV channels in the spring.

There's some new campaign now which unfortunately i don't quite recall but it is highly bizarre. It something along the lines of "equality. make hiv undetectable. Truvada for PrEP." or something like that.

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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by joshuamorton on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:26AM (#20583911)
Where?
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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by notyourday on Thursday August 01, 2019 @02:45PM (#20586984)
NYC.
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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by lm28469 on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:46AM (#20582685)
Not a day goes by without an article mentioning it in mainstream medias. They rarely mention the target in these articles.
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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by driverdan on Thursday August 01, 2019 @09:32AM (#20583522)
> Your also discounting drug users

If a drug user is doing something as stupid as sharing needles they're likely not in the right state of mind to take PrEP.

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Re:Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered by jdietrich on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:16AM (#20583836)
Accidental sharing is very much a thing; it's not just needles and syringes that pose a risk, but other injecting equipment like spoons and filters. Nobody is infallible, especially intoxicated people, but that's no reason to deny them the benefits offered by PrEP.

https://www.injectingadvice.com/v4/index.php/articles/harm-r...

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