Facts
- Some drug rehabs provide targeted risk-reduction counseling for those who are at risk of contracting infectious diseases due to their drug use, which can help individuals modify or change behaviors that place them at risk of contracting or spreading these infectious diseases.
- Undesirable short-term effects of hashish can include problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination; and increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks.
- Nearly 2 million Americans surveyed in 2008 that were over the age of 12 reported using inhalants within the past year.
- Studies indicate that Hispanics have either similar or lower mortality rates compared with Whites for alcohol-related death such as alcohol dependence syndrome and alcoholic hepatitis.
Delaware - Persons with HIV/AIDSDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest people. When people in Delaware with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a lowered immune system, something as simple as the typical cold can become a hazardous 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 ready to restore their sobriety and boost their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to produce many medications that not only help individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.