Facts
- Some online pharmacies dispense prescription drugs without a prescription and without appropriate identity verification, allowing minors to order these drugs easily over the Internet for abuse.
- Undesirable short-term effects of hashish can include problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination; and increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks.
- The connection between drug addiction and crime can be seen in the following criminal offenses; drug possession or sales, offenses directly related to drug abuse such as stealing to get money for drugs, etc., and crime which is related to a lifestyle that predisposes the drug abuser to engage in illegal activity such as association with other offenders or with illicit markets.
- Opana should be used with caution when it is prescribed to the elderly, as these individuals are likely to be much more sensitive to the drug's effects.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Laguna HillsDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest people. When people in Laguna Hills with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a decreased immune system, something 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 treatment program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is necessary. The addicted person will be able to regain their sobriety and strengthen their quality of life exceptionally. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.