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Meth is a key driver in Fiji's fast-growing HIV epidemic: 1 in 60 adults are affected

Mark Shaheel Lal is the founder of Living Positive Fiji and a reconciliation officer for the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He says: "The majority of my friends, they got HIV through crystal meth.

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Mark Shaheel Lal, founder of Living Positive Fiji and a reconciliation officer for the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission, says most of his friends contracted HIV through crystal‑meth use. He was photographed at an AIDS conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July.

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