Cocaine Makes HIV-resistant Immune Cells Susceptible to Virus

In many ways, the spread of HIV has been fueled by substance abuse. Shared needles and drug users' high-risk sexual behaviors are just some of the ways that narcotics such as cocaine have played a key role in the AIDS epidemic in much of the world.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/10/cocaine-makes-hiv-resistant-immune-cells-susceptible-virus