Living+ January/February - 2003 Issue 22

Cover Story: The Ups & Downs of Street Drugs 02 THINK + Opinion & Editorial. Can We Talk? PWAs need to keep talking about their experiences and concerns. 03 REALITY BITES Bite-size HIV/AIDS news from BC and around the world. New City Council Fast Tracking SIFs. Canada Not Tackling AIDS In Prisons. Vatican Stills Says No to Condoms. Human Rights in UN AIDS Guidelines. Company Backs Out of Drug Study. Websites of Interest. FDA Approves Pagasys. BCPWA Board of Directors. 05 PROFILES OF OUR PAST A tribute to Brian Farlinger, the founder of AIDS ACTION NOW! 06 PATIENT EMPOWERMENT Power to the People. PWAs have tossed out the old model of doing whatever your doctor says. 08 TRANSMISSION OF HIV Sex and Sensibility. Understanding how viral load affects your infectivity during sex. 09 AIDS AND ENDEMIC POPULATIONS Going Beyoned Our Borders. HIV/AIDS has hit some parts of the world particularly hard. And it will take a concerted international effort to address this epidemic of global proportions. 12 PRISON ADVOCACY Taboo Tattoos. How to ensure you don