Facts
- OxyContin is highly expensive on the street, and can sell for as much as $80 for one pill.
- Stress from problems at work, with family, pain associated as a result of medical problems, individuals from one's drug-using past, and environmental triggers can all create intense drug cravings for addicted individuals without the individual even being aware of it.
- One option that is sometimes used to avoid opiate withdrawal is to replace the individual's drug of choice with methadone, a long-acting, cross-tolerant opiate that does not normally produce a "high."
- Lortab is a trademark name for the chemical formulation of a semi-synthetic narcotic pain reliever which is made up of two different pain drugs: hydrocodone and acetaminophen.
Persons with HIV/AIDS - Woodruff, South CarolinaDrug addiction takes its toll on even the healthiest persons. When people in Woodruff with HIV/AIDS abuse drugs or alcohol it can take a deadly toll on them. Because 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 rehab program that specializes in treating persons with HIV/AIDS is required. The addicted individual will be able to regain their sobriety and boost their quality of life immensely. Science today has been able to develop many medications that not only help persons with HIV/AIDS but make their life healthier and longer.