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This study was aimed at investigating alcoholism and the spread of human immunodeficiency virus( H.I.V.) in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, one hypothesis was formulated to direct the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of one hundred (100) respondents was randomly selected for the study. The selection was done through the stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. Pearson product moment correlation analysis was the statistical analysis technique adopted to test the hypothesis under study. The hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between alcoholism and the spread of H.I.V. in Calabar Municipality. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that Continued education, awareness creation, sensitization and advocacy should be carried out on the need for decreased alcohol use in people who have H.I.V. or who are at risk of becoming infected in order to reduce the spread of H.I.V. and other diseases associated with it. Key Word: Alcoholism, HIV, Calabar and Nigeria.

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