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I don't follow your comment; The drug is intended for those people at risk of contracting the disease. Why would you take PrEP if you weren't at risk? (Your al

by nness 7y ago

I don't follow your comment; The drug is intended for those people at risk of contracting the disease. Why would you take PrEP if you weren't at risk? (Your also discounting drug users; but unfortunately those addicted and at risk are also the least likely to have the means to acquire the drug.)

lm28469 7y ago
Not a day goes by without an article mentioning it in mainstream medias. They rarely mention the target in these articles.
notyourday 7y ago
It is not about who the drug is being intended for -- it is about who the drug is being marketed to. For example there's a massive campaign targeting both men and women engaging in any sort of sexual activity that includes fluid exchange promoting usage of PrEP. One can see it in a subway and on local commercials on TV.
- joshuamorton 7y ago
  Where?
  - notyourday 7y ago
    NYC.
- nness 7y ago
  Assuming in the US? (can't think of another market where prescription drug marketing is unrestricted)
  - notyourday 7y ago
    Yes. NYC, specifically. It dropped off a bit during the summer, but it was all over the subway/local TV channels in the spring. There's some new campaign now which unfortunately i don't quite recall but it is highly bizarre. It something along the lines of "equality. make hiv undetectable. Truvada for PrEP." or something like that.
driverdan 7y ago
> Your also discounting drug users If a drug user is doing something as stupid as sharing needles they're likely not in the right state of mind to take PrEP.
- jdietrich 7y ago
  Accidental sharing is very much a thing; it's not just needles and syringes that pose a risk, but other injecting equipment like spoons and filters. Nobody is infallible, especially intoxicated people, but that's no reason to deny them the benefits offered by PrEP. https://www.injectingadvice.com/v4/index.php/articles/harm-reduction-practice/163-accidental-sharing https://www.injectingadvice.com/v4/index.php/articles/harm-r...
jdietrich 7y ago
>Your also discounting drug users Also sex workers, also trans women, also people from countries with a high prevalence of HIV in the general population.

by nness 7y ago

lm28469 7y ago

Not a day goes by without an article mentioning it in mainstream medias. They rarely mention the target in these articles.

notyourday 7y ago

It is not about who the drug is being intended for -- it is about who the drug is being marketed to. For example there's a massive campaign targeting both men and women engaging in any sort of sexual activity that includes fluid exchange promoting usage of PrEP. One can see it in a subway and on local commercials on TV.

joshuamorton 7y ago
Where?
- notyourday 7y ago
  NYC.
nness 7y ago
Assuming in the US? (can't think of another market where prescription drug marketing is unrestricted)
- notyourday 7y ago
  Yes. NYC, specifically. It dropped off a bit during the summer, but it was all over the subway/local TV channels in the spring. There's some new campaign now which unfortunately i don't quite recall but it is highly bizarre. It something along the lines of "equality. make hiv undetectable. Truvada for PrEP." or something like that.

driverdan 7y ago

> Your also discounting drug users If a drug user is doing something as stupid as sharing needles they're likely not in the right state of mind to take PrEP.

jdietrich 7y ago
Accidental sharing is very much a thing; it's not just needles and syringes that pose a risk, but other injecting equipment like spoons and filters. Nobody is infallible, especially intoxicated people, but that's no reason to deny them the benefits offered by PrEP. https://www.injectingadvice.com/v4/index.php/articles/harm-reduction-practice/163-accidental-sharing https://www.injectingadvice.com/v4/index.php/articles/harm-r...

jdietrich 7y ago

>Your also discounting drug users Also sex workers, also trans women, also people from countries with a high prevalence of HIV in the general population.