AIDS: the Sharp End
Monday, December 4, 2000
The spread of HIV in the country is a source of increasing concern. Usually transmitted via sexual contact, the disease is also being transmitted by way of drug users using needles over and over again.
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Now in his twenties, Dicky (name changed) must accept the bitter reality. He has tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). "I was really shocked. Sometimes, I feel like I want to die," Dicky said. His reaction is understandable. No vaccine and cure for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have yet been found.
For the last five years, Dicky who lives in Jakarta, has been regularly taking narcotics and other dangerou
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