Drugs, Alcohol and HIV

Personally I don't drink and have said no to drugs all my life, but i have seen others who life their life with their choices and their body have paid a huge price in order to sustain their lifestyle

Alcohol, drugs and cigarettes are major cause of your immune system to drop, all due to excessive and use of the social crotches mentioned above.

Alchohol
in moderation its believed to relax the mind and bring sugar and antioxidants to the body, you can achieve the same good of antioxidants though pomegranate juice and other fruits and vegetables,
in excessive use of alcohol the vitamin intake through the digestive tracks drop, your liver and kidney works over time to get rid of the fluids, your body becomes dehydrated as your probably not alert enough to drink healthy fluid.

Drugs
drugs in some form like Marijuana can be help full but in excess can be very harmful to the nerve system and other vital organs

needless to say hardcore drugs like Coke, hash, and any dust and pills like "E" or "K" will have negative effect on your body, as it takes energy away from your body in order to fight the infection and keep your CD4 count up, instead your energy will be allocated to bring you back to a healthy and conscious mind automatically, by your brain commanding energy to be used to flush your system and get rid of the toxic introduced in your body which is effecting the PH level in your blood and nerve system.
some of these effects can be temporary at first bu with excessive use and over dose the scars will be irreversible leaving you with memory loss and nerve damages.


Cigarettes
they are sure becoming a expensive habit to have these days, mostly unwelcome anywhere you go and even with help of government on "lets Put it Out" campaigns people still persistently smoke thinking it will not be them that will get sick through it.

apparently studies agrees, cigarettes more effect people around you, as the smokers lugs are already built up with tar and are scared and bruised to a point that its very thick, hence some smokers smoke more and more, due to this catch 22 in order to receive more hits of nicotine they harm the people or their pets around them, as they are not used to the same environment and their lungs are not scared and bruised.

if your HIV person and are smoking PUT IT OUT, your body is already trying to save you from the HIV and don't make it harder as it is,

if you live with some one who smokes or are in an environment that is a smoker, do step away, Don't be a second hand smoker, the studies show its 20X harder on a nonsmokers system when they second hand though a second hand smoker.


Take care of your body and your body will take care of you, HIV is easy to take care of these days, its has become a chronic illness like diabetes, and other, like diabetes with a small amount of insulin and healthy regiment you can live a healthy live and extend your buffer zone before you need to go on medication.


Drugs, Alcohol and HIV