Facts
- Most opiate addicted individuals are no longer capable of holding down a job which often leads to loss of health insurance coverage. Diseases and conditions that develop as a result of opiate addiction are therefore often paid for through public funds because these individuals cannot pay for their own treatment.
- Xanax and other benzodiazepines have been found to share many of the common undesirable side effects of the highly addictive barbiturates that they were intended to replace.
- The withdrawal symptoms associated with use of crystal meth are the same as the regular powder form of methamphetamine, but in some cases more severe with hallucinations, paranoid ideation and toxic psychosis.
- The number of current crack cocaine users in the U.S. in 2002 was about 567,000.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Woodside, New YorkDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Woodside with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Due to the fact they suffer with a lowered immune system, a thing 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 needed. The addicted person will be ready to regain their sobriety and improve their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.