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Did you know drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States? 

#knowingissexy #jointhemovement #geteducated #cosacares #justsayno 

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Do you know your status? Do you know your partner’s status?

#knowingissexy #jointhemovement #gettested #cosacares #hiv #aids #std #sti

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Family Feud...Knowing is Sexy style #knowingissexy #jointhemovement #myasu #cosacares (at Alabama State University) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Kk9B6FTVg/?igshid=1sni1slkw8zs4

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Do you know your status? #knowingissexy #gettested #jointhemovement

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King Branden Brister coming through with the Knowing is Sexy flow! Like and share and if you think King Branden should win the Knowing Is Sexy rap contest! 😉 #videocontest #knowingissexy #jointhemovement #cosacares #realrap

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#KnowingIsSexy is a movement dedicated to raising awareness on HIV/AIDS and opioid abuse through prevention and education among adults ages 18-24.

What does #KnowingIsSexy mean to you? We're giving away a grand prize to the select entrant with the best video reply! To enter, post a video artistically expressing what #KnowingIsSexy means to you and why it's important to know your status! Post your videos on Facebook or Instagram, tag @knowingissexy and include the hashtag #knowingissexy. Be sure to be creative. Post and share as many videos as you like! #jointhemovement #dance #sing #rap #poetry#sign #roleplay #draw #paint #havefun #beclever #creative #knowingissexy #videocontest #win #prizes 

*Contest entrants must be between the ages of 18-24.

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The big announcement will be made tonight at 6pm right here on our Facebook Live! Who will the winner be? What else is up next for the winner? Tune in at 6pm to find out! #knowingissexy #jointhemovement #realrap #rapforacause #hiphop #cosa #cosacares

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Shhh...we have a dirty little secret to tell you! Come out to Ralph Abernathy Auditorium on the campus  of Alabama State University this Thursday at 7pm for "Dirty Lil' Secrets- Promoting Sexual Health & Good Choices."  Mocktails and food will be served and there will also be games, prizes and special guests.  

This event is free but a ticket is needed to attend. To get a ticket stop by ASU's Health Center Open House on Tuesday, August 13th. 

Brought to you by ASU Health Services, SOS and the Council On Substance Abuse-NCADD.

#knowingissexy #jointhemovement #mylittlesecret #myasu #hornets 

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Brandon James got heat for Knowing Is Sexy! Like and share this video if you think Brandon James should win the Knowing is Sexy rap contest. #knowingissexy #jointhemovement #realrap #rap #contest #prizes #like #share

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Chrissy Jayy with the bars for Knowing is Sexy! Like and share this video if you think Chrissy Jayy should win the Knowing is Sexy rap contest. 😉 #videocontest #knowingissexy #jointhemovement #cosacares #realrap

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The Origin of HIV/AIDS and How It Affects Lives Today

If you’re less than 40 years old or so, you won’t remember the series of developments that brought AIDS to the attention of the American public – and, even as importantly, brought needed attention to how to prevent and treat this deadly condition. In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – the nation’s health protection agency – first reported cases of a rare lung infection among five young, previously healthy men in Los Angeles. These men were also experiencing other unusual infections, which indicated that their immune systems weren’t working. This initial attention prompted other medical professionals to notify the CDC of similar cases, and by the end of that year, the CDC had been notified of 270 reported cases of severe immune deficiency among gay men. The next year, this syndrome was given a name – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS as it is now mostly known. AIDS was initially associated with homosexual men who had multiple sexual partners. As more cases were reported over the decade, intravenous drug users, recipients of tainted blood transfusions, and sexual partners of men with AIDS were also being diagnosed with the syndrome. By the end of 1989, the number of reported AIDS cases in the United States had reached100,000. The disease was considered a health crisis – meaning that a lot of lives were being affected, and many resources were being invested in saving lives and controlling spread. What has been learned over these decades is that AIDS, as a full-blown syndrome, begins with an infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV Once this virus is in your body, it never leaves; the human immune system can’t get rid of it, so you have it for life. Once there, HIV attacks parts of your immune system – T-cells or CD4 cells – that your body needs to fight infection. If, as time progresses, HIV destroys so many of these cells that your body can’t fight infection, you move into the final stage of HIV infection, which is AIDS. This is where treatment and prevention have taken great strides. Today, not everyone who has HIV infection will develop AIDS. A treatment called “antiretroviral therapy” (ART) fights HIV infection and helps individuals keep the HIV virus in their body at a low level. Even more importantly, the knowledge of how HIV/AIDS is transmitted has helped many people avoid contracting this serious condition. According to AIDS.gov, in the U.S., HIV is spread mainly by having sex with someone who has HIV, as well as by sharing needles, syringes, rinse water, or other equipment used to prepare injection drugs with someone who has HIV. That’s why the best prevention strategy is knowledge. Be smart. Make good choices. And learn what you need to know to reduce your risks of contracting HIV/AIDS.

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WHAT IS HIV/AIDS? Get the facts here. 

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that can lead to AIDS. Learn more.

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CDC statistics show the highest incidence of HIV infection is among 20-24 year olds. Know your status. 

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HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that can lead to AIDS. Learn more.

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What is Knowing Is Sexy?

Knowing Is Sexy is a new HIV/AIDS social media campaign launched in Montgomery, AL by The Council on Substance Abuse-NCADD (COSA-NCADD). The campaign is looking to address alarming statistics that indicate African-Americans, ages 18-24, are experiencing higher HIV/AIDS infection rates than other segments of the population. COSA-NCADD is partnering with Alabama State University (ASU), campus departments, student organizations and community agencies to implement the campaign and associated activities, both at ASU and in the community.

The goals of the Knowing Is Sexy campaign are to: (1) Increase the number of African American college-aged students being tested for HIV/AIDS and decrease the number of new HIV/AIDS infections; (2) Decrease prejudice and discrimination by giving those at risk of contracting HIV and those living with HIV/AIDS, opportunities to interact with each other; and (3) Utilize nationally known health observances to promote prevention messages.

Through the Knowing Is Sexy campaign, ASU students and members in the community are learning critical facts about HIV/AIDS, the importance of knowing their status and how to protect themselves from future infections. Knowing Is Sexy encourages everyone to get up, get out and get tested!

The Knowing is Sexy campaign is a one-year project funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).  COSA-NCADD hopes to leave a lasting impact on the student body of Alabama State University and citizens of the surrounding community after the project concludes.

“It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance,” -Elizabeth Taylor.