Yet soon, his addiction - costing him $200-$800 a month - consumed him, causing him to lose weight, become paranoid and crash hard when coming down from a high.

He stopped using the drug three months ago, he said, when he was arrested for possession. He was sentenced to probation, rehabilitation and random drug screenings, and has a felony on his record.

The Colorado AIDS Project is partnering with Denver Public Health to run a center for gay men in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, said CAP executive director Deirdre Maloney.

The soon-to-open center, which will offer HIV and STD testing, as well as education and activities, will be funded by a three-year, $100,000 annual grant from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Maloney said.

While Denver is a comfortable place for gay men to live, said Thrun, who is gay, it needs a medical environment where they are at ease discussing their specific health concerns.

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