Facts
- Opana is so highly addictive that studies indicate that the physiological effects of injected heroin and Opana are pretty much the same, and users cannot tell the difference between the two.
- Many workplaces offer and support Employee Assistance Programs that offer short-term counseling and/or assistance for individuals with drug or alcohol problems, which gets drug addicted employees connected to local drug rehab resources, including peer support/recovery groups.
- Therapeutic Communities have recently expanded their role and are now being designed to accommodate the needs of women who are pregnant or have children.
- Methadone is known to be one of the most difficult drugs to detox from, primarily due to the fact that the drug is stored in the body's fatty tissues.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - PacoletDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest people. When persons in Pacolet with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a lowered immune system, anything 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 rehabilitation program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is needed. The addicted individual will be able to regain their sobriety and increase their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help people with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.