A hypothesis identifying substance abuse as a main cause of AIDS has naturally excited much publicity. But such claims have no basis in fact.
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Ascher, M., Sheppard, H., Jr, W. et al. Does drug use cause AIDS?. Nature 362, 103–104 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/362103a0
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