Drug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest persons. When individuals in Garrard with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a reduced immune system, something as simple as the common cold can become a harmful sickness. They expose themselves to other deadly infections too: Hepatitis C, pneumonia and tuberculosis just to list a few. Entering a drug rehabilitation program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is essential. The addicted individual will be able to restore their sobriety and increase their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help people with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.