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By Tadd Tobias
AIDS Treatment News
AIDS Treatment News publishes a buyers' club list each
December. For a short overview and introduction to the
meaning, history, and services of these organizations, see
our listing in AIDS Treatment News #309, December 18, 1998.
This year we focused on buyers' clubs specializing in HIV (we also included Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco, because of its extensive selection of supplements and excellent information about them). All the organizations listed below are nonprofit. Most can provide products by mail order. Most have fact sheets or other information, and some have a nutritionist or other expert available at certain times to answer questions. Some offer financial assistance with purchases if necessary. Most are open to the public, but some require membership (which may require an annual fee, or be restricted geographically or in other ways). Call ahead for open hours and other information. We have not listed medical marijuana buyers' clubs here. The best way to find out about any in your area is by referral from a local AIDS service organization, support group, or healthcare professional. Arizona
California Rainbow Grocery Cooperative (20% PWA discount) www.rainbowgrocery.org/general/vitamins/vitamins.htm vitamins@rainbowgrocery.org 1745 Folsom St., San Francisco CA 94103 415-863-0620 Colorado Denver Buyers' Club (PWA Coalition Colorado) pwacolo@aol.com 1290 Williams St. Mailing address: P.O. Box 300339, Denver CO 80203 303-329-9379, fax: 303-329-9381 TTY: accepted through operator Bilingual Spanish/English District of Columbia Carl Vogel Center www.carlvogelcenter.org cvc@erols.com 1012-14th St. NW, Suite 707, Washington DC 20005 202-638-0750, fax: 202-638-0749 Membership: annual cost $25 (includes BIA testing, reduced prices for massage acupuncture, educational symposium, newsletter, reduced prices for supplements). Georgia AIDS Treatment Initiatives www.aidstreatment.org info@aidstreatment.org 159 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE Suite 510, Atlanta GA 30308-3311 888-874-4845 or 404-659-2437 fax: 404-659-2438 TTY: 404-524-0464 Massachusetts Treatment Information Network's/Boston Buyers' Club www.vitatime.com bosbuyrclb@aol.com Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope St., 3rd Floor Boston MA 02116 800-435-5586, or 617-266-2223 fax: 617-450-9412 New York DAAIR (Direct Access Alternative Information Resources) www.daair.org info@daair.org 31 East 30th St. #2A, New York NY 10016 888-951-5433 or 212-725-6994 fax: 212-689-6471 New members receive a membership outreach pack of over 100 pages. PREVENTING AND MANAGING DRUG SIDE EFFECTS AND HIV SYMPTOMS is available at www.daair.org (click the Countering Toxicities button on the home page). Texas Houston Buyers' Club houstonbuyersclub.com/ hbc@neosoft.com 3400 Montrose Blvd. #605, Houston TX 77006 800-350-2392 713-520-5288, fax: 713-521-7419 AIDS Treatment News Published twice monthly Subscription and Editorial Office: P.O. Box 411256 San Francisco, CA 94141 800/TREAT-1-2 toll-free U.S. and Canada 415/255-0588 regular office number Fax: 415/255-4659 E-mail: aidsnews@aidsnews.org
Editor and Publisher: John S. James Associate Editor: Tadd T. Tobias Reader Services: Tom Fontaine and Denny Smith Operations Manager: Danalan Richard Copeland Statement of Purpose: AIDS Treatment News reports on experimental and standard treatments, especially those available now. We interview physicians, scientists, other health professionals, and persons with AIDS or HIV; we also collect information from meetings and conferences, medical journals, and computer databases. Long-term survivors have usually tried many different treatments, and found combinations which work for them. AIDS Treatment News does not recommend particular therapies, but seeks to increase the options available. Subscription Information: Call 800/TREAT-1-2 Businesses, Institutions, Professionals: $270/year. Includes early delivery of an extra copy by email. Nonprofit organizations: $135/year. Includes early delivery of an extra copy by email. Individuals: $120/year, or $70 for six months. Special discount for persons with financial difficulties: $54/year, or $30 for six months. If you cannot afford a subscription, please write or call. Outside North, Central, or South America, add air mail postage: $20/year, $10 for six months. Back issues available. Fax subscriptions, bulk rates, and multiple subscriptions are available; contact our office for details. Please send U.S. funds: personal check or bank draft, international postal money order, or travelers checks. ISSN # 1052-4207 Copyright 2001 by John S. James. |
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