The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) announced this month that state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) are facing “a perfect storm” of financial stresses due to the economic recession.

The result has been budget shortfalls and a series of cutbacks in state ADAP programs around the country.

ADAPs are programs that provide antiretroviral drugs to low-income Americans living with HIV.

Although run by states, the majority of ADAP funding usually comes from the federal government through the Ryan White Program. State contributions typically account for 15…