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A Call for Physicians to Embrace Medicinal Cannabis as a Virtuoso of Prudence

June 17, 2019 Addiction, Adverse Effects, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Education, Cognition, Future Medicine, History, Regulation, Social Justice

The Prescription of Medicinal Cannabis and the Virtue of Prudence: Without Phobia(S) Nor Philia(S)

A passionate physician shared his opinion on prescribing patients medicinal cannabis, promoting its use in accordance with the virtue of prudence. The piece implores physicians to identify the medicinal benefits of cannabis and embrace its side effects without fear. Medicinal cannabis has its place among prescriptions with “respect for leges artis” as long as the decision to recommend cannabis is the result of an ethical-clinically based decision.

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Organ Donors can Safely Consume Cannabis

June 16, 2019 Adverse Effects, Aging, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Science, Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD), CBD, Cocaine, Elderly, Future Medicine, Heavy Use, Illicit Drug Use, Occasional Use, Opiates, Products, Science

Effects of Drug Abuse, Smoking and Alcohol on Donor Hearts and Lungs

A review article that discusses how drug use can affect donor organs has revealed that receiving organs, such as a heart or lungs, from a donor who has used cannabis does not add risk to the procedure. A careful assessment of any donor organ should still be conducted, but having a history of cannabis use does not prevent someone from safely donating.

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Cognitive Function in Aging Cocaine Smokers is Marginally Lower than Controls

June 15, 2019 Abuse, Adverse Effects, Aging, Behavior change, Cocaine, Cognition, DSM-5, Elderly, Heavy Use, Memory, Occasional Use, Placebo-Controlled, Products, Science

Cognitive function in aging cocaine smokers

A recently published study looking to expose the functional status of older drug users has found that most of their cognitive abilities are equal to their peers who have never smoked cocaine, except for a marginally lower verbal comprehension. Similar studies should continue in order to determine how chronic drug users will affect or challenge public health systems in the future.

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High-potency cannabis and incident psychosis: correcting the causal assumption

June 15, 2019 Adverse Effects, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Education, Cannabis News, CB1, CB2, CBD, Cognition, DSM-5, Hypomania, Mental Health, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, THC

Scientists offer a strong counter-position to the belief that cannabis causes psychosis, pointing out the difference between correlation and causation. They argue that smoke exposure from any source (including cigarettes) could explain the reported link between cannabis and psychosis.

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Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Young Adult Smokers: Stages of Change and Stability over Time

June 11, 2019 Adolescents, Adverse Effects, Behavior change, Cannabis, Cannabis Education, Cannabis Science, Citizen Science, Future Medicine, Heavy Use, History, Occasional Use, Pediatrics, Science, Social Justice, Survey, THC

Study finds that most young adult smokers engage in multiple other health risk behaviors. When placed in an intervention, participants were most ready to change their stress management and least ready to change their cannabis use.

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Video: Cannabis For Symptoms of chronic pain, seizures, and inflammation

June 10, 2019 Adverse Effects, Anti-inflammatory properties, Anxiety, Arthritis, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Education, Cannabis News, Cannabis Science, CB1, CB2, CBD, Citizen Science, Depression, Dronabinol, Elderly, Flavonoids, Future Medicine, Heavy Use, History, IBS, Insomnia, Neuropathy, Occasional Use, Opiates, Overdose, Pain, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Science, Sleep, Stigma, THC, Withdrawal

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Preferences for Medical Marijuana over Prescription Medications Among Persons Living with Chronic Conditions- Alternative, Complementary, and Tapering Uses Download

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Medical Marijuana Confers Benefits Comparable to Prescription Medication, Without the Side Effects

June 10, 2019 Adverse Effects, Anxiety, Arthritis, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Education, Cannabis Science, CBD, Citizen Science, DSM-5, Future Medicine, History, Insomnia, Occasional Use, Opiates, Pain, Science, Survey, THC

Preferences for Medical Marijuana over Prescription Medications Among Persons Living with Chronic Conditions: Alternative, Complementary, and Tapering Uses

In a survey of 30 patients using medical cannabis for a range of illnesses, including Rheumatoid Arthritis, cancer, Hepatitis C, PTSD, and more, patients reported an array of benefits from their cannabis use. Patients successfully used cannabis as an alternative to prescription medication, as a complementary agent with traditional prescription medicines, and to gradually help halt the use of some prescription medications. Benefits described by participants included the effects of cannabis lasting longer than that of opioids, lower risk of addiction, fewer side-effects. Patients also saw their sleep, anxiety, appetite, and adverse reactions improve with the use of medical cannabis. Larger, more controlled studies may suggest cannabis more affirmatively as an alternative or complementary therapy with prescription medications.

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Dronabinol May Provide Relief for Sleep Apnea Patients

June 10, 2019 Adverse Effects, Cannabis News, Cannabis Science, CB1, CB2, Dronabinol, Insomnia, REM Sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea

Medical Cannabis and the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder causing episodic airway obstruction that results in the brief “apneic” (cessation of breathing) episodes for brief periods of time. A recent study investigating Dronabinol, a synthetic cannabis derivative, as a potential therapy for sleep apnea resulted in an improvement of 32% in the apnea-hypopnea index. However, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine does not endorse medical cannabis as a treatment for sleep apnea, due to what they point to as a lack of knowledge surrounding the long-term effects of its use. ” Based on these results, cannabis and its components should be further researched to determine its potential for sleep apnea treatment.

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Guanfacine reducing cannabis withdrawal symptoms?

June 10, 2019 Adverse Effects, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Science, Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD), Elderly, Future Medicine, Heavy Use, Products, Withdrawal

Guanfacine decreases symptoms of cannabis withdrawal in daily cannabis smokers

A study performed on daily cannabis users with cannabis use disorder (CUD) found evidence for Guanfacine to reduce the irritability and disturbances to sleep, characteristic of cannabis withdrawal. It is potentially a viable, improved alternative to Lofexidine, another treatment for CUD which happens to result in some adverse effects, including drowsiness, dizziness, and altered food intake. However, beyond these effects, while Lofexidine reduced cannabis self-administration following abstinence, Guanfacine did not in this study. Regardless, further research on the therapeutic effects of Guanfacine may be worthwhile and could help reduce cannabis cravings following withdrawal.

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Cannabis and Cavities, Delta-3-Carene

June 8, 2019 Adverse Effects, Cannabis, Cannabis Science, Delta-3-Carene, Oral Health, Science, Taste

Dentists’ concerns about the negative effects of cannabis on teeth are legitimate: dry mouth can lead to cavities. It is known that the terpene Delta-3-Carene can dry out bodily fluids (saliva), so avoiding strains w/ high levels can help. http://bit.ly/2KFpp0K