HOTLINES AND TELEPHONE SUPPORT		  



  • AEGIS Ask the Doc is an informational program designed to provide general information on a variety of AIDS-related medical topics. It is not intended to take the place of your personal physician or health care provider. Should you or one of your family members have a health problem, it is important that you consult your own doctor for diagnosis and treatment. To access click on the Ask the Doc icon on the top right corner of AEGIS page.

  • AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service -- 1-800-TRIALS-A

  • AIDS Teen Hotline: 1-800-234-TEEN

  • Center for Disease Control CDC-INFO (formerly the CDC National AIDS Hotline) 1-800-232-4636, or link to www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

  • GLAD 1-800-455-GLAD or link to www.glad.org/

  • AIDSinfo -- 1-800-HIV-0440 (1-800-448-0440) -- or link to www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/

  • HIV Stops With Me is sponsored through a partnership between the AIDS Action Committee and the Boston Public Health Commission. This project is about real people who are HIV+ and live in the Boston area. It contains a list of area resources and contacts such as Boston Alliance of GLB TYouth (BAGLY), Boston Living Center, New England AIDS Education and Training Center and many more.

  • Hemophilia and AIDS/HIV Network for the dissemination of Information (HANDI): 1-800-424-2643, English: ext. 3051, Spanish: 3054

  • HIV Telephone Consultation Service -- 1-800-933-3413 -- provides information on care, drug therapies, clinical trials, infection control, literature searching and references

  • Johns Hopkins AIDS Service includes hotlines in the following sections: Government Agencies / Professional Societies, Private Sector Service and Advocacy Groups, Palliation, Family and Population Planning, State AIDS Info Hotlines.

  • Lesbian AIDS Project (LAPS): 212-337-3532

  • National AIDS Hotlines & Resources from the Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource.

  • National Institute of Drug Abuse: 1-800-662-HELP

  • National Library of Medicine AIDS Databases: AIDSline, AIDSdrugs, and AIDStrials, 1-800-638-8480

  • The National Pediatric HIV Resource Center 1-800-362-0071

  • Women and HIV/AIDS - Women Alive: 1-800-544-4876

  • Women and HIV/AIDS - Sister Connect: 1-800-747-1108