(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.
1 When the hormone levels are low, the brain sends a message to send out TSH. 2  This causes the thyroid gland to send out more hormones. 3  If blood levels of thyroid hormone are high, the brain senses this and sends a message to stop producing TSH. 4  TSH is a very good test to check for hypothyroidism. When the hormone levels are low, the brain sends a message to send out TSH. 2  This causes the thyroid gland to send out more hormones. 3  If blood levels of thyroid hormone are high, the brain senses this and sends a message to stop producing TSH. 4  TSH is a very good test to check for hypothyroidism.