Facts
- The criminal justice system refers drug offenders into drug treatment in a variety of ways, including diverting nonviolent offenders to treatment; stipulating treatment as a condition of incarceration, probation, or pretrial release; and holding specialized courts, or drug courts that handle drug offenders.
- OxyContin is a central nervous system depressant, meaning it acts on the central nervous system to create pain relief.
- Opiate overdose can occur when opiates slow down respiration to the point that can cause the person to stop breathing altogether and die.
- THC in hashish is a highly lipid soluble which can be stored in fat cells for weeks and even months. It is released very slowly, and unevenly, back into the bloodstream.
Callao, VA. - Persons with HIV/AIDSDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Callao 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 typical 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 treatment program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is required. The addicted person will be able to restore their sobriety and enhance their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.