Methadone increases infectivity and stimulates viral replication of HIV, according to new research. Bad news for patients who contracted HIV through IV drug abuse which they are now attempting to stabilize through methadone maintenance. BioMedNet And: Study: Heroin Moving to Suburbs, Rural Areas. ” A New

Jersey study suggests that heroin, a

longtime scourge of America’s

inner cities, is becoming a suburban

and rural problem.” CNN