Drug addiction will take its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Quapaw with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or 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 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 able to restore their sobriety and strengthen 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.