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It’s a good idea for everyone to know their HIV status. It’s especially important if you have had any potentially risky exposures. Read through the list below to see if you might be at risk. If you want to talk about your concerns, about testing, or about protecting yourself from future exposure, call FAMILY’s Street Outreach Program.

HAVE YOU....

• Received any blood products or artificial insemination (between 1977 and 1985)?
   

• Ever been a needle drug user and shared any of the tools, even once?
   

• Ever shared needles for tattoos or body piercing or played “blood brother or sister” with anyone?
   

• Ever used alcohol or other drugs to the point where you unsure of where you were or what you did?
   

• Ever had a needle stick or blood splash from another person into an open wound?
   

• Ever had vaginal, anal, or oral sex without a latex condom?
   

• Ever had a condom leak, break, or slip off?
   

• Ever been with any sexual partners who may have had any of the above risks?

If you think you have been exposed, early medical care and new medicines can prolong your life and keep you healthy.

Learn about free anonymous testing for HIV in your area by calling the Ulster County Health Department at (845) 340-3070 or the NYS Department of Health (800) 541-AIDS.

Being informed about your risks for HIV/AIDS infection is your best defense. Take the quiz on this page to test your  knowledge of risks and resources.

Respect Yourself - Protect Yourself ! What do you know?

• Question #1: At least half of all new HIV infections in the U.S. are among people under age 25.

• Question #2: Not having sex and not sharing needles and syringes are the only 100% effective ways to prevent against HIV and most STDs.

• Question #3: The "pill" prevents HIV.

• Question #4: When having sex, using a latex condom reduces the risk of getting HIV.

• Question #5: The majority of young people aged 20 to 24 diagnosed with AIDS in New York State were infected in their teens.

• Question #6: You can tell by looking at someone if he or she has HIV.

• Question #7: African-Americans make up 42% of all AIDS cases in New York State.

• Question #8: There are places you can get an HIV test without giving your name.

• Question #9: Almost 1/3 of adolescent/young adult AIDS cases in NYS are among young African-American women.

• Question #10: HIV can be passed from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy, birth or through breast milk.

• Question #11: African-Americans and Hispanics account for 88% of all AIDS cases among men aged 13 to 24 in New York State.

• Question #12: In the United States, people between the ages of 13 and 25 are contracting HIV at the rate of 2 every hour.

• Question #13: Having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) increases your risk for HIV.

• Question #14: People always show symptoms if they have HIV or an STD.

• Question #15: 1 in 5 teens gets an STD each year in the United States.

• Question #16: People under age 25 represent 50% of all new HIV infections in the United States.

• Question #17: It's never too late to decide not to have sex, even if you have had sex before.

• Question #18: You can love someone without having sex.

• Question #19: Sharing needles to inject any drug, even steroids, can spread HIV.

• Question #20: You can tell someone uses drugs just by looking at him or her.

• Question #21: If you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you are less likely to protect yourself against HIV.

• Question #22: In the United States, an estimated 250,000 young people are unaware that they are infected with HIV.

• Question #23: There are places that you can get an HIV test for free

• Question #24: You shouldn't get tested for HIV until you develop symptoms.
   

(Answers:  The only FALSE statements are #3, #6, #14, #20, and #24.  All of the other statements are TRUE)
 

• Street Outreach Program

• HIV/AIDS Support Groups

Other Programs Stopping the Spread of AIDS

• Ulster County Health Department: (845) 340-3070

• NYS Department of Health: (800) 541-AIDS

Sources of Information About AIDS

• Center for AIDS Prevention Service

• The WellProject

• New York State Department of Health
  (800) 541-AIDS (Confidential AIDS Hotline in English)
  (800)233-7432 (Spanish)   

• Nationwide Anonymous Test Information: (800) 342-AIDS

• AIDS Drug Assistance Program: (800)542-2437

● Stopping the Spread of AIDS Homepage  

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