Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest people. When individuals in Millinocket with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because they suffer with a decreased 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 rehabilitation program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is essential. The addicted individual will be ready to regain their sobriety and strengthen their quality of life profoundly. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help people with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.