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  • Babies of heroin addicts are born dependent on the drug and must go through withdrawal as their first task in life.
  • The THC in hashish that an individual will need to consume to feel high is about 10 milligrams, of which only a small part eventually reaches the brain.
  • LSD research conducted in the 50's and 60's tried to find the potential therapeutic properties of the "psychedelic" LSD experience in relation to being able to help patients that were dying of terminal illnesses to be able to accept death.
  • Withdrawal is most commonly used to describe the onset of the group of symptoms that occurs upon the abrupt discontinuation/separation or a decrease in dosage of the intake of medications, recreational drugs, and alcohol.

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Persons with HIV/AIDS - Petersburg

Drug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Petersburg with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a lowered immune system, anything as simple as the typical 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 needed. The addicted person will be ready to regain their sobriety and enhance 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.

  • District 19 Community Services Board
    District 19 Community Services Board is located at:

    20 West Bank Street
    Petersburg, VA. 23803

    If you would like to contact District 19 Community Services Board, you can reach them at 804-862-8054.

    District 19 Community Services Board offers the following treatment services: Outpatient, Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Seniors/Older Adults, Criminal Justice Clients, Asl Or Other Assistance For Hearing Impaired, Spanish
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)
  • District 19 Substance Abuse Services
    District 19 Substance Abuse Services is located at:

    20 West Bank Street
    Petersburg, VA. 23803

    If you would like to contact District 19 Substance Abuse Services, you can reach them at 804-862-6410 x3143.

    District 19 Substance Abuse Services offers the following treatment services: Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Outpatient, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Seniors/Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Women, Men
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare), Sliding Fee Scale (Fee Is Based On Income And Other Factors), Payment Assistance (Check With Facility For Details)
  • Jackson Feild Homes
    23.6 miles from Petersburg, Virginia
    Jackson Feild Homes is located at:

    546 Walnut Grove Drive
    Jarratt, VA. 23867

    If you would like to contact Jackson Feild Homes, you can reach them at 434-634-3217 x3002.

    Jackson Feild Homes offers the following treatment services: Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Persons With Hiv/Aids, Gays And Lesbians, Criminal Justice Clients
    Payment forms accepted: Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Insurance (Other Than Medicaid), Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (E.G., Va, Tricare)