Facts
- The most popular form of Xanax sold on the street illicitly is the 1mg. lavender colored tablet, which users often refer to as as "footballs" or "blues", and typically sell for $5 to $7 a piece on the street.
- The hydrocodone in Lortab which is an opioid attaches to receptors in the brain, spinal cord and gastrointestinal tract to dull pain and also influence with the pleasure center of the brain producing a feeling of euphoria or what is known to a drug addict as a high.
- Studies indicate that adolescent and young adult drinkers are particularly likely to drink alcohol heavily with the intention of getting drunk-often every time they drink.
- Opiates can make a person feel nauseous, even someone who has been given opiates by a doctor which is one of the reasons many people don't like taking them.
Pineland - Persons with HIV/AIDSDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest people. When people in Pineland with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a decreased immune system, a thing as simple as the common cold can become an unsafe sickness. They expose themselves to other deadly infections too: Hepatitis C, pneumonia and tuberculosis just to list a few. Entering a drug rehab program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is needed. The addicted person will be able to regain their sobriety and strengthen their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help people with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.