(Drug Offenses of State Inmates in the US, 2004) According to the US Justice Department, 27.9% of drug offenders in state prisons are serving time for possession; 69.4% are serving time for trafficking offenses; and 2.7% are in for other..
Hashimotoâs disease is one genetic condition that can cause low thyroid function, but there are others. Any chronic auto-immune disease is likely to result in impaired thyroid function and hypothyroidism.
Overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism) causes rapid metabolism, insomnia, anxiety, weight loss, and heat intolerance. Conversely, underproduction (hypothyroidism) is characterized by slow metabolism, fatigue, depression, weight gain, muscle and nerve dysfunction, and cold intolerance.