Once alcohol reaches the small intestine an individual will begin to feel the effects, and the only thing that reverses the effect is time.
It has been proven that family and friend involvement in an individual's drug rehab program can strengthen and extend treatment benefits.
When receiving treatment for HIV, individuals who consume alcohol may have difficulty following the difficult medications regimen in place to treat the disease, all factors which increase the likelihood that an infected person will infect others or will go on to develop AIDS.
Success rates for drug rehab can vary depending on the type of treatment offered; although most drug rehabs have between a 2-20 percent success rate while other more superior programs report success rates as high as 75 percent.