Does drug use cause AIDS?

Nature. 1993 Mar 11;362(6416):103-4. doi: 10.1038/362103a0.

Abstract

A hypothesis identifying substance abuse as a main cause of AIDS has naturally excited much publicity. But such claims have no basis in fact.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / etiology
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / mortality
  • Amyl Nitrite*
  • Bisexuality
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology*
  • HIV Seropositivity / mortality
  • HIV*
  • Homosexuality
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • San Francisco / epidemiology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / epidemiology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology
  • Sexual Behavior*
  • Substance-Related Disorders*

Substances

  • Amyl Nitrite