Jeffrey L. Reynolds

In the following viewpoint, Jeffrey L. Reynolds argues that drug combinations being promoted as a successful treatment for AIDS actually do not reduce HIV levels in many AIDS patients and even make some patients much sicker. Furthermore, he maintains, because of the drugs’ high cost and complicated regimen, a great number of AIDS patients—notably the poor—will not be able to take them. Reynolds contends that inconsistent use of these drugs, which often occurs because of their high cost and difficult regimen, may help HIV build resistance to them. Reynolds is the director of public policy and public relations for the Long Island Association for AIDS Care in Huntington Station, New York.

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1. According to Jeanne Carey, cited by Reynolds, what are the...