... range from epilepsy, AIDS, anxiety, arthritis, cancer and glaucoma. Despite its potential to assist in medical conditions, the Queensland legislation states that medical cannabis is a Schedule 2 dangerous drug (Austlii, 1987). However, since the cannabis plant contains chemicals, cannabinoids, that can assist in the relief and treatment of a variety of illnesses, many experts argue it has a purpose in medicine[ CITATION Cla15 l ... Victoria, Annastacia Palaszczuk and Daniel Andrew, have confirmed that they would trial the drug as a treatment option, with children that have severe epilepsy...

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... , and family income, lifestyle, and educational levels do not affect the chance of autism's occurrence (ASA Website, 2003). According to the medical profession, many autistic babies are different from birth. Two common characteristics they may exhibit include arching their back away from their caregiver to avoid ... . This along with other types of diet regimens have been endorsed by the medical profession in treatment for autistic behavior (Autism.Org, 1999). According to the medical profession, autism fits the portion of the bio-medical model that all of the known contributors seem to b...

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... relief from nausea and increase of appetite; reduction of intraocular ("within the eye") pressure; reduction of muscle spasms; relief from chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS--Marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by the ailment itself and by various AIDS medications; Glaucoma--Marijuana can reduce intraocular ... United States. It damages vision by increasing eye pressure over time.); Cancer--Marijuana can stimulate the appetite and alleviate nausea and vomiting, which are common side effect...

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... mucous membranes, and the whites of eyes. Marijuana was first mentioned in an American book in 1843 where it was recommended as a treatment for gout, tetanus, hysteria, depression, and common insanity. The drug was also prescribed for the treatment of dysentery, which was highly prevalent among Civil War soldiers, and until 1937, it was listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia as a ... , and other symptoms of cancer, AIDS, glaucoma, asthma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and paralysis (Donnelly 2). According to studies conducted by researchers at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Cornell Medical Coll...

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... , a chemical in the body that resembles those found in cannabis scientists have began to unravel the positive effect of the "gate way drug" Medical marijuana should be legalized because of its helpful effects on patents suffering from cancer, HIV, and epilepsy. Many people around the world are suffering ... of the HIV and Aids infection. Many providers have also been impressed with positive results in weight gain and mood in those who smoke medical marijuana. In 1988 the DEA's own administrative law judge Francis L Young said, " marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active subst...

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... without differentiation and has systematically and hysterically resisted science."(Koch 714) Possibly if the two "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 ... stimulants, but it is not quite as addictive . With all the research and time spent on the use of marijuana as a medical treatment, one would think that cannabis is...

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... a claim for assistance based on income, W-2's, and CFX140's. Most patients come by way of referral through the county courts, Department of Corrections, substance abuse centers, and diagnostic centers. The treatment involved at the 1016 House is mostly therapy and counseling. If patient needs detoxification therapy or methadone treatments they are referred out to another facility. This center does not discriminate ... is addressed, (addicts) get better mentally and physically. This does not mean (they) ignore the other aspects of this illness while in treatment. Treatment is based on spi...

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... , and do not become addicts. Some surveys on marijuana use in America have shown that nine out of ten people 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 ... dependence can result in stunted emotional and social maturity as some users lose interest in school, job, and social activities. About 100,000 people each year resort to drug abuse treatment programs t...

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... the practice of sales, distribution, and trafficking of the substance provided to them by treatment clinics. Methadone treatment creates a high level of both tolerance and toxicity within its users. The American Medical Association (2010) and the American Society of Addiction Medication (2000) concluded that methadone treatment as a harm-reduction protocol and as a means of controlling heroin, morphine, and ... the community because of its long-lasting effects (approximately 24-36 hours) after administration (Department of Justice, 2007). As a treatment protocol that has been given the a...

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... cure. Patients with opiate physical dependency were considered to have inherited an addictive personality or psychological disorder or to have suffered with a dysfunctional family life. The medical community lacked the desire to find a treatment for what they believed was a hopeless condition and refused to deal with it. This problem must be addressed and dealt with. Some feel that replacement therapy ... already overcrowded jail system. Nationally, opiate addiction is going to be a problem until the right avenues are pursued for effective treatment. Medical insurance has to change and th...

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... for severe pain, cough suppression, and sometimes before surgery. It is seldom used illicitly except by doctors and other medical personnel who have access to the drug. It is injected, taken orally or inhaled, or taken through rectal suppositories. Methadone treatment has been useful in curing morphine addiction. cocaine Related: Pharmaceuticals (kōkān', kō'kān) , alkaloid drug ... derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical applications that take advantage of the fact that ... to cocaine's being ...

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... keep it from helping people? Although, according to the NEI, medical marijuana may have no medicinal value at all. "In an effort to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from marijuana, might be effective as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye Institute (NEI) supported research studies beginning in ... smoked marijuana. 

The identification of side effects from smoked marijuana, coupled with the emergence of highly effective FDA-approved medications for glaucoma treatment, may have led to diminished interest in this research area" ("Top"). Side effects of marijuana can be ...

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... Drug and Alcohol Hospital Consultation Liaison Nurse. My function within this position includes comprehensive assessments, making treatment recommendations, providing brief interventions, education, support, co-case management of the patient within a multidisciplinary team and making referrals ( if necessary). Patients Details, Medical History and Diagnosis: Mr X is a 38-year-old New Zealand born male who is ... of craving. Studies undertaken by Rohsenow, Niaura, Childress, Abrams & Monti, (1990-1991) conclude that, cue exposure as an adjunctive to a more comprehensive treatment program ...

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... would have much easier access to it. Countless researches have been done over marijuana's medical uses and the conclusion is that marijuana is not the best available treatment for a patient. Years ago, the American Medical Association considered the therapeutic potentials and hazards of marijuana. As the American Medical Association examined marijuana's emerging therapeutic possibilities, they found more and more evidence that marijuana ... have proven to be safe and effective for both adults and children and generally have only mild side effects. Another group of drugs proven safe and ef...

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... are usually similar. Identical results from similar experiments are proof that science and medicine have significant outcomes. Pharmaceutical companies and their sales are an important part of today's medical research because pharmacological research has proven the effectiveness of drugs. The positive medicinal effect of drugs not only comes from the scientific study of chemistry but also of ... evidence and scientific information that proves medicine is very effective. Medical studies on patients have demonstrated successful results. Medical research at higher institutions is not only p...

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... experimentation, however useless the experiment may be. In fact, the act specifically states, "the use of animals is instrumental in certain research and education for advancing knowledge of cures and treatment for diseases and injuries which afflict both humans and animals (Animal Welfare Act as Amended)." Not only does the act allow for experimentation, but it does not specify regulations for ... humans, purposefully infecting an animal with a disease to either find new treatments for that disease or just to observe how the disease affects the animal, experimenting with new surgery or m...

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... for the National Review, just "because a cocaine addict used marijuana first doesn't mean he is on cocaine because he smoked marijuana" (Lowry, "Weed Whackers"). Marijuana succeeds as a medical treatment where other prescription drugs fail. Experts from the National Institute of Health or NIH have confirmed that marijuana is an effective, safe and inexpensive alternative for treating nausea caused by ... of marijuana. One strategy would consist of the government exercising strong regulatory powers over all large-scale production and sale of marijuana. The second strategy is to make drug...

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... Civil War, morphine (a derivative of opium) was implemented for it's anesthetic qualities and was used as a main ingredient in many medicines. Marijuana was also implemented by the medical community in the treatment of migraine headaches, insomnia and rheumatism and cocaine to treat sinusitis, hay fever, and chronic fatigue. These drugs were not only medicinal, however, and they became popular ... Australian Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health, the American Public Health Association, the British Medical Association, and the New England Journal of Medicine have produced ...

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... market with minimal negative effects on the body. Other legal drugs are not as safe, but still are sold over the counter. The use of Marijuana should be allowed for medical purposes, and the Federal Government should change its laws towards this natural substance. Cannabis sativa is a hemp plant that grows in warm weather, or inside under strictly controlled conditions. There ... are beginning to permit certified patients to use marijuana. Currently ten states have laws that allow licensed pharmacist to distribute marijuana type drugs to a person receiving radiation or cancer chemothera...

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... to military industries and introduced uncertainties about investment and employment in other sectors of the economy. Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, and sizable trade deficits. Personal consumption expenditures, accounting for the largest share of GDP, are the main generator of ... demand no matter the shape of the economy in most parts of the world as people live longer, margining economics gain more resources and medical technology and diagnostic equipment allow earlier detect...

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... , thanks to today's equipment and medicine, patients can conquer their dependence and live ordinary, productive lives. The fundamental goal of all treatment programs is to enable the patient to permanently abstain from substance abuse; short-term goals are to minimize the medical and social consequences of drug use, and help recovering addicts function normally in a clean society. Over the past few decades ... , studies conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse show that treatment does in fact work to reduce drug intake. Some medications are also used to ... or group counseling. ...

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... from using drugs; by setting an example of traffickers, the government could force potential dealers to seek out other economic pursuits. In time, other components were added such as enforcement, treatment, education, and pre-venting for the would-be user. During the 1970s it became apparent that the war on drugs was winning few, if any, battles. New avenues for supply ... marijuana smoke for a year found no evidence of structural or neurochemical changes in the brains of rhesus monkeys. In fact, following the publication of two 1977 JAMA studies, the American Medical Association (AMA) ...

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... Kansas (Voth's employer at the time this paper was published) no longer has a drug dependency unit. Grinspoon presents a number of arguments for the legalization of marijuana. His primary argument is medical, he asserts that marijuana is extremely useful in treating a variety of conditions including: nausea due to chemotherapy, elevated eye pressure due to glaucoma, and loss of appetite and nausea in ... AIDS patients. Grinspoon makes the point that treatment with marijuana is very beneficial, but because it is illegal, patients must either go without treatment or commit a crime to obtai...

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... these side effects can cause the patient to jeopardize the effectiveness of the therapy with complaints to the doctor in lowering the dosage. However, using marijuana in conjunction with the treatment of chemotherapy can prevent these horrible side effects. According to Lester Grinspoon and James B. Bakalar, "In a study of fifty-six patients who got no relief from standard antimetic ... from the medicine, marijuana. It is important to once again emphasize marijuana's proven medical advantages. For example, it relieves migraine headaches, stops the advancement of glaucoma, blocks epilep...

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... of balancing prison and jail overcrowding, public policy, the right to fair and equal treatment, and assessing those who can be rehabilitated have the opportunity to additional resources. Every taxpayer should care about it. Taxpayer money is spent housing, clothing, feeding and medical care on offenders in jails and prisons that are not providing much in the ... court works closely with prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers, social workers, and other justice system partners to develop a strategy that will pressure an offender into completing a treatment program and abstaini...

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