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Question: please help me. im so worried. i just found out that my brother is an iv drug user.i remember hearing on the news that drug addicts can get aids.my brother lives in my house. do u think i have aids


Answers: please help me. im so worried. i just found out that my brother is an iv drug user.i remember hearing on the news that drug addicts can get aids.my brother lives in my house. do u think i have aids

IV drug users get HIV from sharing needles. If your brother has stuck a needle in his vein that was used by someone who has the virus, he could become infected. The only way you would get HIV/Aids is if you were doing drugs with him and used the needle after him. In this case, the best advice would be: Don't do drugs. However, you can't get the virus by being around someone, even eating after them, giving them a kiss on the cheek or using the toilet after they have. It comes from bodily fluids such as blood and must directly enter the body (the virus can't live very long outside the body which is it's host). I would be more concerned about getting hepatitis C which is common among IV drug users as well. This is also transmitted through body fluids and you could possibly get it from, say, drinking off the same cup as someone who has hep c.

Drug addiction is a serious problem and your brother needs help.

You can not get aides by living with him, not unless you are sharing needles, or having sex?

first of all make sure you try and help your brother not by telling him that he is the problem but by telling him that there is a cure okay, then make sure that you aren't in contact with any of his personal supplies or objects and then you should be fine make sure you stay clean and because hiv/aids can live without a body for more than 2 weeks i suggest that you get an hiv/aids test although i doubt you have this okay be care ful



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