<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brandon</st1:place></st1:City>, <o:p></o:p>

From someone who works in the HIV/AIDS field, I have to agree with most of what is expressed in the article, but not all. The way I read it is that many people are concerned about the sero-conversion rates. Yes they are rapidly increasing. Yes the mainstream attitudes have changed. Yes there are many "bug chasers" out there. Yes the messages have been watered down. Yes the ads for the meds do not relay their side affects, which are not pretty like the models they show on the ad itself.

But I also read that some of the writers don't understand the harm reduction approach model that many agencies are taking. We all should know that "scare tactics" don't necessarily work. We, social service providers, are busting ours asses out there doing whatever it takes to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing much needed support for those effected and afflicted by HIV/AIDS.

But the reality is that HIV/AIDS is here and it's not going away until EVERYONE takes responsibility for their own actions or inaction and stop playing the “blame game.�?lt;o:p></o:p>

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail."  Ralph Waldo Emerson