... the sensory appeal of food ("Workshop"). Marijuana helps prevent nausea and vomiting during cancer therapy, which in turn, does cause the cancer patient to maintain a health body weight. Inhaled marijuana has the potential to improve chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting. The combination of a serotonin antagonist, in marijuana, plus dexamethasone prevents chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in ... to HIV infection is increasingly prevalent in the era of effective prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Significant weight loss, more than twenty percent of ideal body weigh...

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... is not taken again there is a gradual lessening of the craving, although conditioned cues may exert an effect years afterward. Long-term use can result in digestive disorders, weight loss, general physical deterioration, and marked deterioration of the nervous system. Most drug-related emergency room visits are cocaine-related. marijuana Related: Pharmaceuticals or marihuana, drug obtained from the ... can cause restlessness, acute anxiety, and, occasionally, depression. Although lysergic acid itself is without hallucinogenic effects, lysergic acid diethylamide, one of the most powerful ...

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... is also helpful for people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome because it increases their appetite. The authors from the article "Medical Marijuana: Clearing Away the Smoke " also wrote: "Anorexia, early satiety, weight loss and cachexia are prevalent in late stage cancer and advanced HIV disease, but there are few effective treatments. Trials in AIDS patients with clinically significant ... weight loss indicated that dronabinol 5mg daily significantly outperformed placebo in terms of short term appetite enhancement, and that these effects persisted for up to 12 months, but were not...

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... possible, depended. The negative consequences of heroin use range from mild distress to life-threatening dangers and include: Itchy, dry skin and skin infections Worse night vision Vomiting and nausea Loss of appetite Scars along veins and infections in veins from repeated injections Irregular blood pressure Irregular and slow heartbeat Breathlessness, and noisy breathing because there are fluids in the lungs ... well as to the heart and nervous system. What are the Signs of Abuse? Inflammation of the nostrils, frequent nosebleeds, or a rash around the nose and mouth Poor appetite and l...

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... introcular pressure; helping those afflicted with glaucoma. Spacsticity, it is believed to help calm spasms from spinal cord injury. Stomach, marijuana helps restore the appetite in people who have lost weight from cancer or AIDS. Nausea, it combats nausea from chemotherapy and reduces vomiting (John Cloud, Time). Cannabinoids can relieve pain, reduce vomiting, and stimulate appetite in people with diseases, ... such as AIDS, that cause them to lose weight (Lila Guterman, Chronicle of Higher Education). One such report was released by the National Academy of Sciences" Institute of Medici...

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... beaten up by drunk, angry rednecks or husbands. Although research has yet to discover any specific long-term dangers to this drug, marijuana can cause psychological problems such as laziness, loss of memory, paranoia, and apathy. Additionally, excessive use can slow down your social skills and the ability to perform tasks requiring hand-eye coordination or numeric accuracy. All of these ... sight when conventional medication fails and surgery is too dangerous. In the AIDS patient, it not only relieves the nausea, but slows down weight loss by enhancing appetite as well. When patients re...

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... for medical purposes. Marijuana has many possible medical uses. Positive effects are claimed for ailments such as cancer, aids, and glaucoma. Aids can cause a loss of appetite known as the "wasting syndrome" which can lead to drastic weight loss and weakness. Chemotherapy used in the treatment of cancer causes nausea resulting in an inability to keep down food. Marijuana's healing nature for these ... two illnesses is a result of it's ability to increase a person's appetite as well as relieving nausea allowing a patient to regain weight. Marijuana reportedly helps glaucoma patients by r...

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... put in the body to kill the cancer cells. Unfortunately, this also causes many unwanted side effects, one being extreme nausea. Some patients spend hours vomiting and coughing, resulting in weight loss and sometimes broken or fractured bones caused by the constant coughing. Some doctors believe that as many as one in three patients will discontinue their chemotherapy treatment because of the ... the progression of the disease by attacking the HIV. Unfortunately, this drug damages the digestive system, and causes severe nausea. The patients also loose their appetites and therefore they l...

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Anxiety, apathy, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest, insomnia or excess sleepiness, excessive crying, social isolation, thoughts of suicide, etc. It probably didn't take long for you to realize these were some of the common symptoms ... on the other hand increases serotonin levels in the brain which help improve mood without any of the bad side effects antidepressants have. My experienced side effects include: headaches, nausea, loss of appetite, nervousness and insomnia. Some other antidepressant side effects are: weakness, dizziness, tremors, liver problems, high blood pressure, fatigue...

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... herb (143). Smoking marijuana provides many affective treatments for people who suffer from cancer. Grinspoon points out that marijuana stimulants appetite which is important to cancer patients because of rapid weight loss they experience (143). Another way marijuana helps cancer patients is by preventing or reducing the nausea and vomiting the patient experiences after their chemotherapy treatments (Grinspoon 143). The advantages and ... lessen the drawbacks of these drugs, the answer is within marijuana, which Grinspoon states as useful for people who suffer from AIDS because it relie...

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... the Institute of Medicine it summarized that marijuana held a particular promise for alleviating nausea and vomiting in people undergoing chemotherapy. It also proved that marijuana showed potential for improving severe weight lose due to AIDS, and that it holds usefulness r chronic pain that does not respond to morphine. Scientist from the University of California found that a marijuana-like substance reduces the ... of medical marijuana is not worth the risk." Heavy chronic use of this drug may lead to lasting behavioral problems such as loss of motivations and extreme paranoia. It ma...

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... found only in marijuana. More and more cancer and AIDS patients are turning to chemotherapy as a treatment, but one of the side effects of this kind of treatment is massive weight loss due to uncontrollable nausea. THC in marijuana can reduce the nausea suffered much more effectively than any other medicine. Marijuana is also the only known drug that can be used ... pounds in one month because of the side nausea side effect caused by chemotherapy. When she began using marijuana as a medicine, her nausea disappeared and she began to gain the weight back. Cannabis is also useful in treati...

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... discovered that marijuana does have some benefits to the medical field. Marijuana, when smoked can help elevate hunger. This is good for AIDS patients that lose a lot a weight while wasting; pot helps them gain weight by giving them hunger, aka "the munchies." It also reduces nausea for chemo-patients, making it more bearable to undertake mass amounts of chemotherapy to fight cancer ... . If these are all benefits what is the negative attributes to marijuana? Pot when smoked over long periods of time can interfere with brain functions, such as short term memory loss. The Time articles wo...

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... marijuana smokers rarely use as much as an average tobacco smoker. And, of course, many prefer to eat it." His book includes personal accounts of how prescribed marijuana alleviated epilepsy, weight loss of aids, nausea of chemotherapy, menstrual pains, and the severe effects of multiple sclerosis. The illness with the most documentation and harmony among doctors which marijuana has successfully treated is ... a variety of indications, particularly for pain relief, antiemesis, and appetite stimulation. For patients, such as those with AIDS or undergoing chemotherapy, who suffer simultan...

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... marijuana aid in the treatment of glaucoma and many other physical ailments. A Harvard study in 1993 found that pot was able to help in reducing nausea for chemo patients, reducing weight loss in AIDS, and many spastic disorders. Marijuana has proven effective in treating osteoarthritis with no side effects. Aspirin causes more than 1,000 deaths per year and many other anti-inflammatory ... weed has an unstable mixture of over 400 chemicals, (about 421) and when smoked it produces 2000 chemicals, and which many are cancer causing substances. It can also be addictive, loss of short term ...

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... marijuana smokers rarely use as much as an average tobacco smoker. And, of course, many prefer to eat it." His book includes personal accounts of how prescribed marijuana alleviated epilepsy, weight loss of aids, nausea of chemotherapy, menstrual pains, and the severe effects of multiple sclerosis. The illness with the most documentation and harmony among doctors which marijuana has successfully treated is ... a variety of indications, particularly for pain relief, antiemesis, and appetite stimulation. For patients, such as those with AIDS or undergoing chemotherapy, who suffer simultan...

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... who have tried marijuana have since quit. Supporters of anti-medical marijuana argue that the drug is easily abused and can lead to numerous physical and psychological harms including memory loss, distorted perception, problems with learning and coordination, an increased heart rate, and anxiety attacks. Long-term effects include increased risk of lung cancer for chronic marijuana smokers and possible damage ... . The decision of the Clinton Administration came two months after a government-sponsored study concluded that "the active ingredients in marijuana, called cannabinoids, appeared...

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... today. The THC pill helps cancer patients treat their nausea and vomiting and help People who are suffering from AIDS gain weight because it causes them to become hungry or "get the munchies". Women who use marijuana while pregnant can loss the fetus early in the pregnancy. Studies have shown that babies born to mothers who are regular users of marijuana are ... ...

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... individual. Lastly, marijuana can be used for medicinal purposes. In a study commissioned by the United States federal government found that marijuana use is effective in relieving pain, nausea, and severe weight loss associated with AIDS. Moreover, this study confirmed that marijuana is not physically addictive, nor does it lead to the use of other drugs (Marijuana 1). Other studies have found that marijuana ... ...

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... "sides" would work together an agreement could be established concerning procedures for further development and treatment. Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems . Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating ... ...

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... "sides" would work together an agreement could be established concerning procedures for further development and treatment. Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems. Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating ... ...

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... marijuana. Marijuana's short-term effects include temporary problem with memory and learning. It also causes temporary distorted perception, and trouble thinking and solving problems. For some people smoking marijuana causes loss of motor coordination. Tobacco's short-term effects are a lot more serious health wise. When a person smokes a cigarette, the body responds immediately to the chemical nicotine in the smoke. Nicotine causes ... tobacco and cigars also have deadly side effects like lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer. Women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely ...

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... legalized in order to treat terminally ill patients. Among them are AIDS victims who find that marijuana stimulates their appetites so they can resume their normal eating patterns and prevent weight-loss, a serious concern. Those suffering from Glaucoma said it has prevented them from going blind by alleviating the harmful pressure inside the eye, which ultimately leads to permanent blindness. According to ... ...

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... -emetic effect of cannabis can be beneficial. Patients with AIDS suffer from wasting syndrome' which is defined by the Center of Disease Control as "the involuntary loss of more than 10% of baseline average body weight in the presence of diarrhea or fever of more than 30 days that is not attributable to other disease processes-. Current therapy for wasting syndrome' is ... ...

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... "sides" would work together an agreement could be established concerning procedures for further development and treatment. Marijuana has eased the pain of chemotherapy, severe muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis, weight-loss due to the AIDS virus, and other problems (www.abcnews.go.com/medmj990317.html). Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective ... ...

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