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What’s the Connection Between Drug Use and HiV? Will Addiction Treatment Lessen the Spreading of HIV and AIDS?

Question by annaliese r: What’s the connection between drug use and HiV? Will addiction treatment lessen the spreading of HIV and AIDS? I do know that they’re somehow interrelated. I was just curious as to how addiction treatment could possibly lessen the spreading of the aforementioned diseases. Best answer: Answer by alicia cDrug addiction treatment would be able to reduce the spread of AIDS/HIV because drugs users are more likely to get affected by such diseases. Treating drug addicts will definitely help. Studies have shown that those who inject drugs who do not let themselves get subjected to treatment are six times more liekly to get infected with HIV or AIDS, as opposed to those who let themselves get treated.    Read more... ...

How Come Medicines Are Needed for Drug Addiction Treatment?

...  by clara ic: How come medicines are needed for drug addiction treatment? I don’t really get what the medications are for. Best answer: Answer by citlaly aIn a nutshell, medications help a lot in drug addiction treatment. They help in suppressing withdrawal symptoms. Having symptoms of withdrawal is mainly what makes it hard for a patient to quit doing drugs on his own. Thus, medication that will be able to free the person from these symptoms would matter much. Another reason why medicines are needed for addiction treatment is because it brings the patient’s brain functioning back to normal. It also restores the body to its healthy state.    Read ...

A Letter to My Family – Lasting Recovery – Judy Saalinger

...  Letter To My Family – Lasting Recovery – Judy Saalinger — Judy Saalinger, Co-Founder and Executive Director of San Diego’s premier alcohol and drug addiction treatment center Lasting Recovery, reads ” A Letter To My…Tags: drug addiction treatment, addiction treatment, drug addiction ...

The Walker Center | Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment – New Beginnings Are Possible

...  Walker Center | Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment – New Beginnings Are Possible — Walker Center is Idaho’s premier alcohol and drug addiction treatment provider for adolescents and adults, with locations in Boise, Twin Falls and Gooding. T…Tags: addiction treatment, drug addiction, drug addiction treatment ...

LePage ODs on Absurdity

LePage ODs on absurdity In fact, the reverse is true: The training programs that often accompany naloxone distribution tend to reduce users' drug use and increase their desire to seek addiction treatment. After approval on April 3 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Read more on Bangor Daily NewsJesse Jackson Jr. Could Be Out Of Federal Prison Much Sooner Than Expected But Montgomery has one thing Butner does not: a residential drug and alcohol treatment program. Jackson, CBS 2 has learned, … They'd been regular visitors at Butner, which is less than a day's drive from their D.C. home. It also raises questions … Read more on CBS Local    Read more... ...

Should I Report a 13 Year Old Drug User?

Question by ?: Should I report a 13 year old drug user? He was doing weed. Can you say WHY you think your answer because I know people say weed is less dangerous than alcohol and wouldn’t report someone for drinking but it’s an illegal drug and he’s underage Best answer: Answer by ??????No. You should go to him and tell him that he needs to tell his mother, and if he doesn’t, you will. Don’t get him involved in the judicial system until you give him a chance to straighten it out at home. Answer by BIGdoggyyes.    Read more... ...