• Drug and alcohol abuse makes you lose your self-control or inhibition and the ability to make sound decisions, such that you do not feel shy to engage in embarrassing behavior.
• Intoxication diminishes your perception of risk. In this carefree state of mind, you can engage in reckless sexual activity with a high risk of HIV infection.
• Since Kenya’s HIV prevalence now stands at 7.8%, any risky sexual behaviour as a result of intoxication may predispose you to HIV infection.
Alcohol and drug abuse puts you at risk of HIV infection
• Intoxication gives you a false belief of enhanced sexual arousal and performance. This excitement or ‘high’ and accompanying false courage often leads to risky sexual behavior.
• You are likely to engage in high-risk sexual activity that involves ‘sleeping around’ with multiple sex partners, engaging in unprotected sexual activity and exchanging sex for money or drugs.
• An estimated 10% of global HIV infections also result from injecting drug use with contaminated needles and syringes.
• “Flash” blood exchange, which involves drawing blood from a person who has just injected him/herself with drugs and injecting yourself with the drawn blood is a serious and common behaviour among injecting drug users that leads to HIV infection.
Breaking the infection cycle
• HIV/AIDS is one of the leading causes of ill health and death among persons aged between 15 and 64 years in Kenya.
• Understanding the risks associated with alcohol and drug intoxication will help you adopt preventive strategies and measures.
• Plan your spare time to include meaningful participation in safe activities such as games, drama, reading and any other hobbies.
• Critically appraise your life situation by anticipating the consequences of every action you take or choice you make.
• If you have a problem of alcohol or drugs dependence, seek treatment or help from qualified persons.
Do you plan to keep this site updated? I sure hope so… its great!
Kindly provide on your web page drug abuse status by district or at least the most affected districts. Good work
Halimu Shauri; PhD
Sociologist
Pwani University College
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