Facts
- Smoking crack cocaine can produce particularly aggressive paranoid behavior in certain users.
- The connection between drug addiction and crime can be seen in the following criminal offenses; drug possession or sales, offenses directly related to drug abuse such as stealing to get money for drugs, etc., and crime which is related to a lifestyle that predisposes the drug abuser to engage in illegal activity such as association with other offenders or with illicit markets.
- Two men who were high on Bath Salts after a two-day binge were recently involved in a gun fight in which fifty shots were fired.
- Within seconds of inhaling chemicals an individual will experience intoxication that will feel extremely similar to being fall down drunk.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Sylvania, AlabamaDrug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest people. When people in Sylvania with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a reduced immune system, anything as simple as the common cold can become a hazardous 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 vital. The addicted person will be ready to restore their sobriety and enhance their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.