Today many people face not understanding things to do/ to avoid having a healthier and longer life, many can begin with eating right, exercising, seeing a doctor more often, avoiding smoking cigarettes/ marijuana, and avoiding drinking alcohol. One of the many ways a person can live a longer and healthier life is by eating right. If a person learns to ... stronger muscles that will lead to results of a healthier looking body. In addition to living a healthier and longer life, seeing your doctor more often can help in many ways. For instance, you"ll avoid getting sick more often. Seeing your ...

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... . What people forget to talk about are some of the benefits that come along with marijuana. There are many people in our society that cannot afford to go to the doctor for anything that isn't immediate. Marijuana is often used in treating pain management and nausea. There are people in our society that suffer from those two symptoms that marijuana is ... known to help. If recreational marijuana was legalized, these people could go to the nearest convenient store and purchase marijuana rather than breaking the bank and going to the doctor. Ron Bonader points this out in his article "Healt...

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... possession. Is this sick man our enemy? A middle-aged man who does not have much time to live so he chooses to smoke a little weed to help ease the pain? A doctor put a pump of morphine in his body. Morphine is highly addictive and one can overdose on it. Yet marijuana is not addictive, one cannot overdose on it, and it would ... be illegal for a doctor to give this man any. So he is forced to go off and purchase off some street peddler and in turn become a convicted criminal. This is disturbing knowing that this ... arrest. These facts show that many states are aware of marijuana's me...

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... that this drug will have on their lives. That is why I say that marijuana should be legalized only for medicinal purposes and I propose that there should be a contract that the doctor has to sign in order to prescribe the product. We all know that teenagers cannot "purchase" a packet of cigarettes or blunts until they are 18 years of age but no ... ". Ok, that is true and it has been tested but if marijuana is legalized, leave it to glaucoma. Marijuana should be kept in a locked safe at all times in the doctor's office. The best thing to do is to stay clear of people that smoke period, w...

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... think of the ones smoking it for recreational purposes, rather than for medical value. Although, some states in the U.S. have made the criminal distinction between people who smoke marijuana as a doctor's recommended remedy and recreational users, who just smoke to enjoy the effects. However, the federal government and its drug enforcement agencies claim there is no distinction in federal law. The ... youth of the nation's scientific process of approving medications" (Mathre p.61). Hence, the fact that children should be taught that all drugs and medications should only be taken under t...

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... back then it was prescribed for everything from pain relief to earaches and childbirth. But medical marijuana use did not become popular until the late 18th century, when an Irish doctor discovered smoking marijuana eased symptoms of pain and nausea. It was not until the early 20th century that marijuana became regulated, after the discovery of morphine, a secret ingredient in many ... some branches of the federal government to make marijuana legal for medical use. That is why the United States should follow in Canada's footsteps of permitting the severely ill with a doctor's approval t...

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... " and receiving Chemo Therapy treatment. He was in constant pain day in and day out, but wouldn't accept oxy contin prescriptions, because he didn't want to get addicted. Then his doctor recommended Marijuana treatment. Completely unadicting, relaxing, and just as potent, if not more so than Oxy Contin. Two months later Mr. Thacker ... 's doctor was arrested for prescribing Marijuana to a patient, later, Mr. Thacker himself was arrested for the illegal possession of Marijuana. Has our Country become so demoralized that it wont even allow a ... ...

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... levels of substance abuse and many kinds of drugs, some of them readily accepted by society. Legal Substances Legal substances, approved by law for sale over the counter or by doctor's prescription, include caffeine , alcoholic beverages (see alcoholism ), nicotine (see smoking ), and inhalants (nail polish, glue, inhalers, gasoline). Prescription drugs such as tranquilizers , amphetamines , benzodiazepines , barbiturates , steroids , and analgesics can be ... regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Illegal Substances Prescription drugs are...

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... to using every illegal mind altering drug he ever studied. Another expert admitted he had not kept up new medical or scientific information on marijuana for over 18 years. Another doctor claimed there was voluminous medical research on the effectiveness of marijuana, but under oath, when asked to cite the number of the studies, he replied 'I would doubt very few.' (Use ... a list of ailments, including chronic pain, arthritis, migraine, and any other illness for which marijuana provides relief. Anybody wishing to use pot legally would only need an oral recommendation from a doctor" (Leo...

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... to using every illegal mind altering drug he ever studied. Another expert admitted he had not kept up new medical or scientific information on marijuana for over 18 years. Another doctor claimed there was voluminous medical research on the effectiveness of marijuana, but under oath, when asked to cite the number of the studies, he replied 'I would doubt very few.' (Use ... a list of ailments, including chronic pain, arthritis, migraine, and any other illness for which marijuana provides relief. Anybody wishing to use pot legally would only need an oral recommendation from a doctor" (Leo...

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... could completely control vomiting with marijuana; other drugs work better for emesis. Still, the A.M.A. recommended more studies on marijuana for those who don't respond to the other drugs, and it notes that for those feeling sick, inhaling a substance may be more palatable than swallowing a pill. With Glaucoma Marijuana does reduce pressure on the eyeball, about 25%, but the drug isn't always ... ...

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... (table 21). On September 30, 1998, the date of the latest available data, Federal prisons held 63,011 sentenced drug offenders, compared to 30,470 at yearend 1990." Table 21 notes there were 56,989 Federal prisoners in 1990, compared to 108,925 in 1998. : Over 80% of the increase in the federal prison population from 1985 to 1995 were due ... ...

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... (table 21). On September 30, 1998, the date of the latest available data, Federal prisons held 63,011 sentenced drug offenders, compared to 30,470 at yearend 1990." Table 21 notes there were 56,989 Federal prisoners in 1990, compared to 108,925 in 1998. : Over 80% of the increase in the federal prison population from 1985 to 1995 were due ... ...

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... that I got my hands on came from my very best friend. Many people that I knew who had there hands on anabolic steroids, simply came from stealing and forging their family doctor's prescription pad. Fans of many sports have different opinions on sportsmanlike conduct. Do fans  really care if their favorite player is using enhancement drugs? For example in baseball, as stated ... ...

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... attend such doctors as dentists and other specialists in the field of medicine. Also, each person should possess skills of primary health care. Do not self-medicate, and timely consult a doctor. That's quite a few rules that have to be observed. In order to be healthy, a person needs to lead an active way of life. The principle of «movement» should become ... ...

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... ?' for this question 22 out of 30 people believe that it does not cause health issues. Many believe that its effects are only temporary and short term and that if a doctor feels as though it is necessary then it should be allowed. Of the 8 participates that believe marijuana causes health issues most of them stated that it can cause respiratory, memory ... ...

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... complicate their disease even more by introducing new side effects? A physician employed at the local hospital accounted for a case of an adverse side effect. A woman was smoking marijuana without her doctor knowing to ease her arthritis pain. The woman became very passive and went into a coma and died because of the drug reaction with her medication. This scenario along with many ... ...

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... to have to make that final call. For many patients there will be no proof that supports the prescription of marijuana. How can the government put so much stress on a doctor to prescribe such a drug? The government could turn around and take away a doctors license to prescribe drugs because they may think that the doctors are corrupt when really the doctors ... ...

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... or cultivation of marijuana." This law allows the physician to write prescriptions to patients without any denied and contact with the law. This argument has grown through the years and doctor has trying to recommend this to the government for a law to pass to legalizing marijuana. Doctors are saying that "many people are too ill or unskilled to grow their own ... ...

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... "). Moureau de Tours and Dr. John Bell, M.D., reported that the mentally ill could be calmed down and controlled after smoking marijuana. It also treated manic and depressive disorders ("Cannabis Vault 6"). Doctor Roger Adams and Todd Mikuriya were able to rehabilitate numerous alcoholics by substituting smoked marijuana for alcohol in 1942. Out of seventy cases of alcoholics, fifty-nine reported clinical alleviation ... ...

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... are suffering from nausea. A home remedy, which pregnant mothers take for morning sickness, is to eat ginger biscuits. Kristin off of babycenter.com states, "I had severe nausea and vomiting, my doctor prescribed declectin and it worked. I felt normal and was able to eat properly and finally start to gain weight"(www.babycenter.com/tips/254.html). When ones stomach is upset ... ...

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... or not marijuana is superior or inferior to other drugs but whether or not some patients may obtain added or better relief from marijuana. Conclusion: So in conclusion, if a person's doctor believes marijuana will help them, and they are not opposed to taking it themselves, a patient should not be denied the potential benefit of cannabis or any of its derivatives. Cannabis ... ...

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... medication was in China in 2727 BC. Marijuana was commonly used in the 19th century for treating PMS. Queen Victoria used it for premenstrual symptoms and menstrual cramps. An early doctor once said that when pure marijuana is one of the most valuable medications we possess. It is known as a drug that improves quality of life in certain cases, with few ... ...

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... money on state sponsored rehab centers we can curb this tide of prisoners by helping these people overcome this disease. As u all have noticed I called addiction a disease. More and more doctor's r starting to realize that drug addiction actually is a disease. As u use a drug our brain release hormones that cause pleasure. The problem is once uve done large quantities of drugs other ... ...

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... users is the feeling an imaginary itch. The users imagine that little bugs all over your body are crawling under their skin. Kidney failure: caused mostly by using ecstasy with a doctor's subscription. Ecstasy could be fatal, and even more if you take it with medication of sorts. In this case the kidneys can't handle cleaning the M.D.M.A. from the blood. Bladder infections ... ...

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