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  • Wine and beer are both very high in carbohydrates which release insulin, which can hasten fat storage.
  • Long term abuse of alcohol has been found to damage the frontal lobes of the brain.
  • Most individuals with a history of chronic drug addiction are polydrug users (users of more than one drug) and will require drug rehab for all of the substances that they abuse.
  • Most methadone clinics don't take an individual completely off the drug and actually work to stabilize them at a certain dose for an indefinite amount of time which leaves them dependent to methadone.

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Cherokee, AL. - Persons with HIV/AIDS

Drug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Cherokee with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because they suffer with a lowered immune system, anything as simple as the typical 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 individual 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 individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.

  • Shoals Treatment Center
    19.9 miles from Cherokee, Alabama
    Shoals Treatment Center is located at:

    3430 North Jackson Highway
    Sheffield, AL. 35660

    If you would like to contact Shoals Treatment Center, you can reach them at 256-383-6646.

    Shoals Treatment Center offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicare, Private Health Insurance
  • A New Beginning
    21.6 miles from Cherokee, Alabama
    A New Beginning is located at:

    122 Helton Court
    Florence, AL. 35630

    If you would like to contact A New Beginning, you can reach them at 256-381-0013.

    A New Beginning offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Halfway House, Residential Long-Term Treatment (More Than 30 Days), Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Women, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment