Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest people. When persons in Cottage Grove with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a decreased immune system, a thing 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 person will be ready to restore their sobriety and increase their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.