Smoking has a bigger impact on the health of HIV-poz than HIV itself

[NiceHard1]

Interesting article on health risk to HIV positive smokers

http://www.aidsmap.com/Smoking-has-a-bigger-impact-on-the-prognosis-of-HIV-positive-patients-than-HIV-related-factors/page/2561382/?goback=.gde_99163_member_203776382

[rawTOP]

This matches what I've found before... Smoking kills 5 times more gay guys than HIV.

http://www.rawtop.com/blog/2008-08/gay-men-5-times-more-likely-to-die-of-smoking-than-hiv

[Ingulphus]

I'm happy I was able to seamlessly switch from cigarettes to pipes after being a smoker for almost 40 years; I smoke much, much less now, to the point where I gained the traditional 15 pounds that always hit when I've quit smoking in the past. My sens of taste and smell have improved as well. It's not the ideal situation, but I'm still better off.