HIV/AIDS
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Athens-Clarke County
Roadside Recovery: Athens Organization Fights to Overcome Addiction Despite Pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly paused services across the country, one support system can’t be stopped. Access Point of Georgia is trying to remedy the effects of the opioid epidemic by providing people with clean syringes. In the middle of Athens, a little table on the side of…
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Athens-Clarke County
Facts to Know on World AIDS Day
Athens, Ga.– Today is World AIDS Day. It is a day to raise awareness and support for those infected by HIV and AIDS. On this day every year, people are asked to wear red to show their support for those effected by these viruses. Beginning in 1988, World AIDS Day was…
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Athens-Clarke County
Free HIV/AIDS Testing Offered by AIDS Athens, UGA Organizations
By Abby Jessen Free AIDS testing will be offered from until Wednesday, Dec. 2 in recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. AIDS Athens along with the Clarke County Health Department, UGA’s University Health Center‘s Safer Sex Ambassadors and UGA HEROs are partnering to administer free oral swab tests at…