Facts
- Out of all Ecstasy related emergency department visits in 2008, involving Ecstasy in combination with alcohol or other drugs, over 30% involved Ecstasy with one other drug, 15.0 percent involved two other drugs, 14.0 percent involved three other drugs, and 17.5 percent involved four or more other drugs.
- Marijuana herb is mainly intended for domestic or regional distribution, whereas marijuana resin is trafficked over larger distances.
- When someone drunks alcohol, it goes into their bloodstream where it affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), which controls virtually all body functions.
- Studies indicate that as much as half of the dopamine-producing cells in the brain can be damaged by prolonged exposure to relatively low levels of methamphetamine.
Hickory Flat, MS. - Persons with HIV/AIDSDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest persons. When persons in Hickory Flat with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Due to the fact they suffer with a reduced immune system, anything as simple as the common cold can become an unsafe 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 essential. The addicted person will be able to restore their sobriety and strengthen their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.