• velma@sh.itjust.works
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    Tragic to die of AIDS, especially in this day and age where treatment is so much better.

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      she may not have even know she had it. she was an addict and was likely sharing needles.

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      To be fair, it might be because of drug use and the treatment for that is far from as accessible as it should be. Tragic either way though.

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        Exactly why needle exchange programs shouldn’t be as villainized as they are. THIS is what it helps prevent.