Facts
- The ATLAS program was developed for male football players, coaches and team leaders for the purpose of discussing the potential effects of anabolic steroids and other illicit drugs on immediate sports performance.
- Lortab and is extremely easy to get, a primary reason it is abused, and an estimated 136 million prescriptions for hydrocodone products such as Lortab were dispensed in 2008 alone.
- The effects of Dilaudid can be felt more gradually when taken orally as opposed to intravenously injecting the drug; the effects of which are almost immediate.
- Specific populations of American Indian adolescents who completed programs which incorporated peer counseling, enhancing adolescents' coping skills, and alcohol education were found to use less alcohol than their counterparts who did not complete the program.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - TreviliansDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest people. When individuals in Trevilians with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because 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 rehab program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is essential. The addicted individual will be able to restore their sobriety and boost 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.