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  • Alcoholics tend to be more accident prone than drug users even after they quit drinking.
  • In 2010, approximately 7 million Americans reported using a prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes in the past month, 5.1 million of which abused narcotic pain relievers such as Vicodin specifically.
  • In April 2006, there was one domestic fentanyl lab discovered by authorities in a small town in California which was producing counterfeit 80-mg Fentanyl tablets as well as bulk fentanyl and other drugs.
  • Current research in the New England Journal of Medicine has reported that drug overdose is the principle cause of death in the first several weeks following a prisoner's release.
  • Brain scans of Ecstasy users show that the drug can cause brains damage, and users scanned who had used the drug more often had more brain damage than less frequent users.
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Specialized in Hiv/Aids Patients

It is not unusual for persons with HIV/AIDS to end up in a substance abuse rehabilitation facility receiving help for serious addiction problems. Often people who abuse drugs and alcohol are predisposed to such diseases due to certain circumstances which afflict the drug culture such as sharing dirty syringes to inject drugs or becoming involved in risky sexual behavior because of lowered sexual inhibitions caused by drug use. Persons with HIV/AIDS should have effective treatment just like any otherwise healthy addicted individual. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that accept and cater to persons with HIV/AIDS offer specialized care to address any health issues that may come up in the course of treatment. This way, any physical barriers to recovery are alleviated so that they can conquer their addiction once and for all.

Specialized in Hiv and Aids Patients category listings in Iron Mountain, Michigan: