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In reply to the discussion: Biden Says Marijuana Might Be A Gateway Drug [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Look at all the comments in this thread I see a lot more out of touch beliefs than the marijuana advocates. The biggest side effect are legal side effects which I'm trying to get rid of.
Here is complete info
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9bgn7a/why-marijuana-is-not-a-gateway-drug-1013
The best study that links it also realizes alcohol & nicotine primes the brain to want to experiment with other drugs. You don't see anyone advocating the curtailing of alcohol consumption but as someone who hates alcohol & hates the side effects I have to deal with a lot of reefer madness just to get something treated the same way alcohol is (which is more dangerous not to mention a heavier style of drinking is associated with homicide offenders than the general population (could you imagine if cannabis had a stat like that?)
There are plenty of people that kick harder drugs including alcohol by using cannabis. It could also be used as a pain agent instead of opiods and could be used to kick an opiod habit.
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Recent preliminary findings suggest that marijuana could be an effective therapy in the management of opioid addictions. Current studies indicate that medical cannabis significantly leads to a 33% reduction in the use of opioids and opioid-related fatalities. The findings are consistent with the report of the opioids addiction patients enrolled on the MCP [7]. Under this setting, the patients with the opioid use disorder were able to self-manage marijuana therapy and reduce the use of opioids for pain management. Nonetheless, meta-analysis shows that the safety and efficacy of the use of medical cannabis in the treatment of opioid addiction were statistically significant as the patients were able to engage in their own methods of harm reduction [3]. The latter included abstinence from the use of prescription opioids for pain relief.
Cannabis derivatives especially the CBD tends to be nonrewarding and can modulate the perception of anxiety common to patients addicted to opioids. Besides, CBD has no known side effects, and study reports indicate its low lethality [9]. Based on this aspect, medical cannabis can be considered a natural replacement for prescription opioids for pain management. Likewise, published reports in the Trends in Neurosciences reveal that clinical CBD restores the neurobiological damage caused by opioid addictions [6].
According to a study by Samoilov and Browne (2018), scientists have reported two major active chemicals found in the marijuana plant. These include the cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). According to the research studies, CBD impacts the brain without inducing addiction. However, the THC chemical has pain relieving properties but can significantly lead to addiction. Although limited scientific evidence has been conducted to ascertain the medical use of chemicals in cannabis, research indicates that there are more than 400 compounds in marijuana responsible for pain relief [10]. However, legitimate use of marijuana still limits it for management of opioids addiction due to its associated harm. Research studies by Esther & Choo indicate that chronic use of marijuana can lead to impaired memory, reduced ability to learn, and slow processing of information for children before attaining age 16. In adults diagnosed with or without other substancerelated disorders, short-term effects of marijuana have been reported. These include disorientation, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of balance, hallucinations, and confusion [9]. Apparently, most of these reported adverse effects of cannabis tend to be non-serious. Documented evidence has shown that smoked marijuana is relatively safer for adult patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder. The aspect is supported by the premise that smoked Cannabis sativa extracts are well-tolerated and are not associated with the risk of mortality for opioid addicts [6].
Several cannabis-based preparations in addition to smoked products include edible oil in vaporized or capsule form. It, however, remains uncertain on how each of the cannabis-based products influences the health of the patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder. Seemingly, consumption of the medical cannabis leads to euphoria and is associated with altered perception together with decreased anxiety [8]. Moreover, the CBD in marijuana modulates seizures, nausea, and possesses antipsychotic effects. Apparently, medical cannabis acts on the endocannabinoid system in which the endocannabinoid neurotransmitters initiate the signaling of the cannabinoid receptors indicated as 1 and 2 (CB1 and CB2) in the brain. CB1 is a
http://hospital-medical-management.imedpub.com/the-benefits-and-effects-of-usingmarijuana-as-a-pain-agent-to-treatopioid-addiction.php?aid=23610
It doesn't matter if these are anecdotes are not. There are real people out there kicking more severe addictions with cannabis. I certainly don't want to use alcohol and end up delusional tremors or worse.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided