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3460
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Most of the reported HIV/AIDS cases in the state in 1996 resulted from use of dirty needles. While groups, including the American Medical Association, favor swapping dirty needles for clean ones, it is against the law in the state to do so.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 22, July 1997, p11-13, il Periodical Website
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3989
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There are around 12,600 HIV cases in the state. The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) combines federal and state moneys to help pay drug therapy for those lacking insurance or who do not qualify for Medicaid. Currently, around 2,200 patients are served. A concern of the recipients is that legislative funding can be reduced as well as increased.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 51, Dec 1998, p11, il Periodical Website
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15790
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The South, in particular North Carolina, has the highest rates of new HIV diagnoses and HIV-related deaths in the U.S. About 35,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS in North Carolina, where high rates of the infection are partly caused by the large number of rural areas.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 50, Dec 2011, p7 Periodical Website
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27346
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The article explores the impact of Duke’s Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic and the children affected with HIV who are served there.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 43, October 23-29 1991, p11-12 Periodical Website
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38209
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Imagining the end of HIV includes the reality of overcoming challenges related to making the end possible. Challenges Charlotte-based organizations like RAIN address are accessing medications; the complicated treatment of HIV; Mecklenburg County’s HIV cases rate, among the highest in the nation.