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Elizabeth Pisani What a public health nerd thinks is rational

People do stupid things, that's what spreads HIV. Because HIV is the story of addiction and sex. And if there are two things that make people a little bit irrational, it's addictions and erections Yes, most people are doing stupid things, and that within their rationale of that situation. Example: Addicts in Bandung, Surabaya and Jakarta all know that they are getting HIV from shared needles. And they also know where to get shared needles. So, why do they continue to share needles if they know? Because they don't want to go to jail. In Indonesia,

The politics' rationale: Prevent HIV by giving out clean needles for free, and Junkies want clean needles too. makes perfect sense. So, why do the USA and Indonesia don't distribute clean needles to junkies? Because rationale is being

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