Facts
- Barbiturates are prescribed as anticonvulsants, sedatives, and general anesthetics but can also induce euphoria, elation, and uninhibited behavior which make them candidates for abuse. If individuals suddenly cease using the barbiturates, symptoms of withdrawal syndrome appear 12-20 hours after the last dose.
- Some methamphetamine users will experience a mental depression associated with withdrawal that lasts longer than the acute symptoms and is more severe than that of cocaine withdrawal.
- The most common method of administration of morphine in clinical settings is injection for preoperative sedation, as a supplement to anesthesia, and for analgesia.
- Although the euphoric effects of cocaine on the user dissipate within minutes or hours of use, the "come down" or cocaine withdrawal can be felt for much longer.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Liberty, TN.Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest people. When persons in Liberty with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a decreased immune system, a thing 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 required. The addicted person will be able to regain their sobriety and enhance 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.