(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.
Low blood levels can be caused by: 1  not eating enough iron-rich foods. 2  an increased need for iron, e.g. during pregnancy. 3  iron being lost in the gut through conditions such as peptic ulcers, tumours or ulcerative colitis.