Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When individuals in Epes with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because they suffer with a reduced immune system, anything 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 rehabilitation program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is necessary. The addicted individual will be able to regain their sobriety and enhance their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.