Tough Truths About AIDS

It is not always easy to be optimistic about the future when faced with an uncertain present. Below are some tough truths about HIV and AIDS today.

• Some people become infected and live years without any physical impact, while others get ill or die quickly.
• There may never be a cure for AIDS.
• A vaccination may be 15 years away or longer.
• Drug therapies sometimes fail.
• Drug therapies sometimes cause terrible side effects.
• Condoms are not 100% effective in preventing HIV infection.
• People still get infected by accident.
• AIDS is spreading through the lower socio-economic levels quicker than the higher-economic levels.
• HIV infection is spreading disproportionately through ethnic minority populations than through the Caucasian population.
• Many people who are infected with HIV/AIDS are facing substance abuse and mental health issues.
• Every week, HIV infected people are evicted from their homes because they cannot afford to pay their rent.