title: Does drug use cause AIDS?
abstract: A hypothesis identifying substance abuse as a main cause of AIDS has naturally excited much publicity. But such claims have no basis in fact.
authors.affiliation: Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ascher
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Winkelstein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vittinghoff
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D000680:Amyl Nitrite; D001727:Bisexuality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D000680:Amyl Nitrite