Facts
- The largest increases in prescription drug related emergency room visits between 2004 and 2009 were for oxycodone products (242.2 percent increase), alprazolam (148.3 percent increase), and hydrocodone products (124.5 percent).
- The clandestine laboratories that produce analogues of fentanyl for illicit consumption often mix other drugs with fentanyl and sell it to consumers to make a quick buck.
- Smoking cocaine or any drug allows extremely high doses to reach the brain very quickly and brings an intense and immediate high.
- The combination of Xanax and alcohol can potentially result in death, as both are central nervous system depressants that slow activity in the brain, so they should not ever be taken together.
Lincoln, CA. - Persons with HIV/AIDSDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When persons in Lincoln with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because they suffer with a reduced immune system, a thing 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 rehab program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is required. The addicted person will be able to restore their sobriety and boost 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.