Smoking doubles risk of death for patients taking HIV therapy

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Smoking doubles
the mortality risk for people with HIV taking antiretroviral therapy, a
study published in AIDS shows.
Smokers had an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
non-AIDS-related cancers, and the life expectancy of a 35-year-old man with HIV
was reduced by almost eight years due to smoking.
“Smoking was
associated with a two-fold