Practical Guides

This guide is a brief overview of many complementary therapies used by people living with HIV.

This guide looks at some of the herbal therapies that HIV-positive people are trying and provides brief overviews of each treatment.

The most common HIV drug side effects are listed in this guide, with tips on how to handle them.

CATIE’s guide on starting, switching and staying on antiretroviral therapy.

A comprehensive book covering healthy eating, vitamins and supplements, managing symptoms and side effects through nutrition and more.

Have you found out you have HIV and are trying to get your bearings? We can help you with the basics of living with HIV.

Written in plain language, this booklet provides information to drug users who are also HIV positive. It includes sections about: harm reduction; testing; doctor/patient relationships; treatment and side effects; treatment adherence; self care; nutrition; sexual behaviour; and pregnancy. With support from the Canadian Harm Reduction Network.