LINK BETWEEN DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH
person to person, but the majority of people will produce enough antibodies for an HIV test to show a positive result within 3 months of being infected. In general, a person should consider getting an HIV test whenever they have had a risk of HIV infection.
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