Facts
- Many high school coaches open the sports season by discussing how proper amounts of strength training and nutrition can help to build a body and warn against dangers associated with the use of anabolic steroids.
- Long-term hashish users will inevitably develop a tolerance to the drug, needing larger doses of the drug to get the same desired results that he or she used to get from smaller amounts.
- The rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. has increased five-fold since 1990, primarily due to the non-medical use of prescription drugs.
- OxyContin was developed and patented in 1996 and was originally prescribed in 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg tablets although in 2000 a 160 mg tablet became available.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Lyme, New HampshireDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When persons in Lyme with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a reduced immune system, something as simple as the typical cold can become a dangerous 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 needed. The addicted person will be ready to regain their sobriety and enhance their quality of life exceptionally. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.