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Adrian Betts, Executive Director of the 
Shannon, talking directly to PHAs on the video, below pulls no punches. “You do need to quit smoking. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to improve your health". She echoes Adrian in saying you need to do it for yourself, because you want to. But she’s a realist. “It’s so difficult to quit smoking because it’s a powerful addiction – as addictive as heroin and cocaine. Plus smoking quickly becomes part of a person’s everyday life, so there’s a biological component as well as a behavioural component." She says that on average it takes people between seven and nine attempts to quit. But, she says, “the main thing we want people to learn here is that from each quit attempt you learn something that can help with the next one – and make it easier.”
The OHTN’s Sean Rourke sees great potential in this project. “We want to help people to make healthy choices” he says. ”I’m not sure it's taboo” he saysArts and Entertainment Section
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The Frankie Knuckles experience
DJ Relentless says “By now you have already heard that the world has lost the man they called "The Godfather of House”, Mr. Frankie Knuckles.” -
A poem from Dave R reflecting on times past, when AIDS was so final and so many were confronted with questions about life and death, especially when the deaths of loved ones forced people to face the prospect of a life alone. -
Lessons learned from kissing a straight boy
Mark S. King: “Let’s take our time working up to the kisses,” said the director. He lowered his voice a little. “Travis has never kissed a man. He’s straight.” “
Activism Section
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Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
The HIV Equal Campaign: having a place at the table
Gary Nelson says “seeing ourselves as equal, regardless of our HIV status, is the core belief of the HIV Equal Campaign.” -
Who is leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS?
PositiveLite.com Editor Bob Leahy recognized in top ten list of the most influential experts leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS worldwide.
Current Affairs Section
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Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
The Frankie Knuckles experience
DJ Relentless says “By now you have already heard that the world has lost the man they called "The Godfather of House”, Mr. Frankie Knuckles.” -
Real life case of middle aged woman who caught HIV
Christian Dolan reacts to the news story of the English woman who said “I thought only people in Africa got HIV”.
Events Section
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The HIV Equal Campaign: having a place at the table
Gary Nelson says “seeing ourselves as equal, regardless of our HIV status, is the core belief of the HIV Equal Campaign.” -
Ramping up testing to make treatment as prevention work
Aidsmap reports on BC research that says expanded HIV testing in to local hospitals and primary care may find more acute infections as well as more late presenters -
The TasP train has left the station
Bob Leahy at the International Treatment as Prevention Workshop in Vancouver highlights global progress in effectively implementing treatment as prevention to reduce new infections and improve the health of HIV+ people. But who's been left behind and why?
Features and Interviews Section
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Bob Leahy catches up with Barry Haarde, the long term survivor of HIV, Hep C and hemophilia who is about to embark on his third bike ride across North America this week -
Are you ever worried about catching HIV or other STIs while doing porn? The UK’s FS magazine asked porn star Austin Wilde this and more in this frank interview. -
The PEP experience — Daniel’s story
We conclude our three-part series on PEP by hearing from Daniel, who was potentially exposed to HIV when a condom broke.
Health Section
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Slut - how many men is too many?
From FS Magazine: The gay scene provides countless opportunities for men to connect with other men for sex, but what’s the acceptable number of sexual partners to have? -
Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
Why is the condom message not “penetrating”?
Joshua Middleton on why we can’t let up on the need to promote condom use for HIV prevention
International Section
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Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
Who is leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS?
PositiveLite.com Editor Bob Leahy recognized in top ten list of the most influential experts leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS worldwide. -
Trauma of AIDS epidemic impacts aging survivors
News of a group from San Francisco for long-term survivors looking to reconnect with others and to kick ASS (AIDS Survivor Syndrome)
Legal Section
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When people with HIV became suicide bombers
Mark S King says “HIV criminalization does nothing to reduce the impact of a new HIV infection. It doubles it.” -
HIV non-disclosure and sexual assault - What does consent mean?
From the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network comes news of a provocative panel discussion on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure as sexual assault on April 24 in Toronto -
FREE public legal education workshops at HALCO in April and May 2014
HALCO is pleased to announce their next series of free Public Legal Education Workshops taking place in person at their office in Toronto in April and May 2014.
Lifestyle Section
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Bob Leahy catches up with Barry Haarde, the long term survivor of HIV, Hep C and hemophilia who is about to embark on his third bike ride across North America this week
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Escape: To tell or not to tell, part 4
Our Positively Dating escapes to an island in the south. But does he escape the need to disclose to sundry suitors? -
Beyond "poz" and "neg": five HIV Statuses, plus a new one
And guess which one is the safest in this article from the Huffington Post. Hint: it’s not negative.
Living with HIV Section
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Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
The HIV Equal Campaign: having a place at the table
Gary Nelson says “seeing ourselves as equal, regardless of our HIV status, is the core belief of the HIV Equal Campaign.” -
Why is the condom message not “penetrating”?
Joshua Middleton on why we can’t let up on the need to promote condom use for HIV prevention
Media Section
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Michael Yoder asks are the faces we see in anti-stigmas campaigns representative of all people living with HIV? He thinks not. -
Who is leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS?
PositiveLite.com Editor Bob Leahy recognized in top ten list of the most influential experts leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS worldwide. -
Jay Squires on what writing for PositiveLite.com means to him and calls it “a ray of light in my still shadowed life.”
Opinion Pieces Section
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Slut - how many men is too many?
From FS Magazine: The gay scene provides countless opportunities for men to connect with other men for sex, but what’s the acceptable number of sexual partners to have? -
Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
The HIV Equal Campaign: having a place at the table
Gary Nelson says “seeing ourselves as equal, regardless of our HIV status, is the core belief of the HIV Equal Campaign.”
Population Specific Section
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Slut - how many men is too many?
From FS Magazine: The gay scene provides countless opportunities for men to connect with other men for sex, but what’s the acceptable number of sexual partners to have? -
Real life case of middle aged woman who caught HIV
Christian Dolan reacts to the news story of the English woman who said “I thought only people in Africa got HIV”. -
The TasP train has left the station
Bob Leahy at the International Treatment as Prevention Workshop in Vancouver highlights global progress in effectively implementing treatment as prevention to reduce new infections and improve the health of HIV+ people. But who's been left behind and why?
Sex and Sexuality Section
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Slut - how many men is too many?
From FS Magazine: The gay scene provides countless opportunities for men to connect with other men for sex, but what’s the acceptable number of sexual partners to have? -
Why is the condom message not “penetrating”?
Joshua Middleton on why we can’t let up on the need to promote condom use for HIV prevention -
OIivia Kijewski says sexting can be problematic but can also serve to help promote sexual communication and increase sexual knowledge.
