Pain Management

Medical Marijuana and Opiates Prove to be Powerful Combo

Medical Marijuana and Opiates Prove to be Powerful Combo Less opiates required to achieve…

Was Anyone Aware of Pain Awareness Month?

By Sam Sabzehzar  |  October 4, 2011 Last month was Pain Awareness Month and…

Wheelchair-bound Medical Marijuana Patient Uses Cannabis in State that Treats her Like Criminal

With a myriad of medical conditions and symptoms, Tonya Davis uses cannabis in edible…

How Many Medical Marijuana Patients Are Fakers? Does It Matter?

By Jacob Sullum  |  Published in Reason.com  A recent survey of 1,746 patients at…

Medical Marijuana is The New Midol? California Docs Pitch Cannabis to Fairer Sex

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Al Byrne Shares How Medical Marijuana Helps Relieve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Al Byrne Shares How Medical Marijuana Helps Relieve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Al Byrne,…

"Shona Banda Saved My Life"

“Shona Banda Saved My Life” The following is a personal story from a woman…

Medical Marijuana For Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Medical Marijuana For Rheumatoid Arthritis? Steve is a horticulturist of sorts. He raises orchids,…

Southern California Seniors Turn to Cannabis in Retirement Community

By Gillian Flaccus |  AP Joe Schwartz is a 90-year-old great-grandfather of three who…

Medical Marijuana Helps M.S. Patient, Tracy, with Pain Management and Pleasure

Medical Marijuana Helps M.S. Patient, Tracy, with Pain Management and Pleasure If only for…

Barrow: NHS Suffolk decision leaves MS sufferer living in pain

A LEADING doctor is appalled by a health trust’s reluctance to prescribe a revolutionary new drug that could drastically improve an MS sufferer’s quality of life.

Cannabis could be used to treat epilepsy

Cannabis could be used to treat epilepsy Cannabis plants are being grown at a…

When Will Athletes Be Protected by Patient's Rights Too?

When Will Athletes Be Protected by Patient’s Rights Too? As ESPN reports, Washington State’s…

Some Proof that Marijuana is a Powerful Medicine

Some Proof that Marijuana is a Powerful Medicine By Aaron Rowe | Published in…

Ken Unger, Navy Veteran, Says He Was Growing Marijuana for Medicinal Use

Ken Unger says he didn’t want to be a “morphine addict.” He came up…

Born With Nail Patella Syndrome

As a result of using cannabis therapeutically, my health has benefited immensely. Not only the opiate medications tend to keep me, during the winter months, kind of bed ridden.

Really the reasons my life has improved are multifaceted. Some of the main areas are my health and diet has increased as the result of my therapeutic use of cannabis. Because of the research associated with cannabis, and I felt the research was right or else I would not have continued in my advocacy and activism. It has proven to be more and more true as the research continues to come out like this Patients out of time Conference.

Wanda James - From Military to Medical Marijuana, A Patient's Story

After battling with prescription pill addiction for Wanda and her husband, they turned to medical cannabis, and now are thriving in Colorado as entrepreneur’s teaching others how to prepare cannabis infused foods.

What Could Be So Bad About Taking Medical Marijuana For Pain Relief

Leonhart is strongly opposed by the drug reform and medical marijuana communities, which had urged senators to ask her tough questions about DEA raids on medical marijuana providers, her refusal to approve a Massachusetts researcher’s request for permission to grow his own marijuana, and other grounds.

None of the senators actually did ask about those issues during her confirmation hearings last month, although the senior pain relief issue was also aired then.

Modern research suggests that marijuana helpful in the treatment of a wide range of medical applications. The IOM further says “The evidence is most impressive in glaucoma, where their mechanism of action appears to be different from the standard drugs; in asthma, where they approach isoproterenol in effectiveness; and in the nausea and vomiting of cancer chemotherapy, where they compare favorably with phenothiazines. Smaller trials have suggested cannabis might also be useful in seizures, spasticity, and other nervous system disorders.”

Benefits Of Medical Marijuana

Every day, it becomes more difficult to deny the benefits of medical marijuana. Ask anyone who’s used it for pain management relating to a life-altering illness –Cancer, AIDS, Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis, and Crohn’s disease, among others – and they’ll tell you how it’s changed their lives.

How smoking or ingesting a natural herb has made managing their pain and side effects a revelation. That when compared to any variety of chemically enhanced pharmaceutical offerings, the little white pills simply don’t measure up.

Take side effects, for instance. Most prescription drugs come with a multi-page rider of possible bad things that might happen with regular use – liver damage is almost synonymous with long-term use. Compare that to marijuana, which studies show have almost no permanent damage with long-term use, and many patients choose not to smoke. Baked goods, butters, oils, and other natural means make marijuana the easiest medicine to swallow.

After Car Accident, Neck Pain is Managed With Medical Marijuana

VIDEO: A Medical Marijuana 411 (https://medicalmarijuana411.com) interview with Beverly, a medical marijuana patient in Southern California who suffers from chronic neck pain.

Marijuana Derivative Could Be Useful for Pain Treatment

A new compound similar to the active component of marijuana (cannabis) might provide effective pain relief without the mental and physical side effects of cannabis, according to a study in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

Glen Discusses How Medical Marijuana Helped, Still Helps Him Heal

Glen Discusses How Medical Marijuana Helped, Still Helps Him Heal Geon Barrette syndrome which…

Marla James - how medical marijuana helped her create a better quality of life

Marla James Marla James discusses what it was like to be addicted to oxycontin…

Medical marijuana will ease suffering

The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York has become the latest professional health organization to endorse the medical marijuana bill under consideration in Albany.