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  • Opiate addicted individuals commonly experience an increase in body temperature, a rush of euphoria, a heavy feeling in the limbs and dry mouth.
  • Studies show that individuals can develop psychological dependency to food and therefore experience withdrawal when they diet or cut down their food intake.
  • Vicodin overdose can occur both in individuals who have been legitimately prescribed the drug, and in individuals who abuse it illegally.
  • Nearly a million emergency room visits in 2009 resulted from use of an illicit drug, either alone or in combination with other types of drugs.

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Dorchester - Persons with HIV/AIDS

Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Dorchester with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because they suffer with a reduced 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 vital. The addicted individual will be in a position 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.

  • Trident Medical Center
    22.7 miles from Dorchester, South Carolina
    Trident Medical Center is located at:

    9330 Medical Plaza Drive
    Charleston, SC. 29406

    If you would like to contact Trident Medical Center, you can reach them at 843-797-7000.

    Trident Medical Center offers the following treatment services: Hospital Inpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)
  • Charleston Center of Charleston County
    36.3 miles from Dorchester, South Carolina
    Charleston Center of Charleston County is located at:

    5 Charleston Center Drive
    Charleston, SC. 29401

    If you would like to contact Charleston Center of Charleston County, you can reach them at 843-958-3300.

    Charleston Center of Charleston County offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Residential Short-Term Treatment (30 Days Or Less), Adolescents, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Residential Beds For Clients Children, Dui/Dwi Offenders, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance