Drug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest individuals. When persons in Mount Hope with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs and alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Since they suffer with a lowered immune system, a thing 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 necessary. The addicted person will be able to regain their sobriety and improve their quality of life exceptionally. Science today has been able to create many medications that not only help individuals with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.