Facts
- The severity and duration of Vicodin withdrawal symptoms can vary, depending on the dosage and length of time the individual has been using the drug.
- The Cambria County Drug Task Force in Pennsylvania reported an increase in the number of pharmacy burglaries in the county as being linked directly to OxyContin abuse.
- In a recent study, the percentage of persons with inhalant dependence reporting clinically significant inhalant withdrawal symptoms was almost equal to the percentage of persons with cocaine dependence reporting clinically significant cocaine withdrawal symptoms.
- Youth aged 12-20 were more likely on a per capita basis than adults to have seen 66,218 alcohol ads in 2002, a 30% increase over the previous year.
Clovis, California - Persons with HIV/AIDSDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest individuals. When individuals in Clovis with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a lowered immune system, anything as simple as the common cold can become a dangerous sickness. They expose themselves to other deadly infections too: Hepatitis C, pneumonia and tuberculosis just to list a few. Entering a drug treatment program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is needed. The addicted person will be in a position to restore their sobriety and enhance their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.