Facts
- Nicotine withdrawal symptoms can include irritability, anxiety, depression, headaches, fatigue, disturbed sleep, increased appetite, and an intense desire for nicotine.
- Major League Baseball players are no longer allowed to use amphetamines as of 2006, a ban which is enforced through periodic drug-testing.
- The heroin found in the U.S. is produced in four distinct geographical areas: South America (Colombia), Southeast Asia (primarily Burma), Mexico, and Southwest Asia (principally Afghanistan).
- Most states require that a doctor document any methadone which is being dispensed for pain but not for the treatment of drug addiction, and all physicians with appropriate Drug Enforcement Agency registration may prescribe methadone for pain control.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - DumasDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Dumas with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a lowered immune system, anything 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 treatment program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is essential. The addicted person 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 people with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.