... and vomiting that accompanies chemotherapy. Due to the constant vomiting many patients become progressively less willing to eat leading to a lack of strength and loss of weight. Some instances have even been recorded that at the sight of a member of the treatment team or the entering of the treatment room ... 22). Much like cancer patients the treatment of AIDS and the drugs that are used to do so cause nausea and rapid weight loss. The most commonly used drug in the fight against AIDS is "zidovudine" (85). Unfortunately, this drug causes additional nausea for the patient which ... lead...

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... 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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... 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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... should be legalized in the United States for medical purposes. Greg Scott has aids and to prolong his life he began taking protease inhibitors. His weight dropped dramatically due to this drugs side effects like nausea, loss of appetite, and pain. "In fact, I"m certain that, had it not been for marijuana, I would have died," (CNN) Scott reported to CNN. "Marijuana is the ... perfect medicine for this because it both suppresses nausea and increases your appetite," (CNN). There are many in the USA with aids who are taking protease inhibitors and suffering with weight loss and a lack of ap...

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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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... to treat headaches, insomnia, and menstrual cramps and the drug was available in most drug stores (Hermes 51). In today's society, patients and doctors argue that it relieves pain, nausea, loss of appetite, muscle spasms, 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, ... in people with multiple sclerosis. In the case of scleroderma, a condition that turns skin leathery and constricts the esophagus, marijuana has shown to reduce vomiting and sl...

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... the side effect of profound nausea and vomiting, which can last for days or even weeks. Patients begin to lose weight and strength because they cannot eat or even stand the sight or smell of food. The lack of strength and loss of weight makes it more and more difficult for the patient to sustain the will to live (24). Consequently, these side ... ...

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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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... 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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... ). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says depression is described by a lack of interest in activities which used to stimulate pleasure, inappropriate guilt, fatigue, a depressed or sad mood, weight gain or loss, difficulties concentrating, psychomotor agitation or retardation, as well as always having thoughts about dying. ("The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: Depression ", 2013). Many people that suffer from PTSD ... ...

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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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... even doubt marijuana's medical significance. According to numerous researches, marijuana has been discovered to have several different therapeutic uses. One use is that it can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by AIDS and by treatment with AZT and other drugs. According to the National Institutes of Health, marijuana "increase[s] food enjoyment and the number of times individuals ... legal drugs, including the synthetic "marijuana" pill Marinol, helped her situation. As a result, we finally turned to marijuana with it she kept her food down, was comfortable, and e...

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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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... "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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... thousands of AIDS patients to treat nausea and vomiting associated with both the disease and AZT drug therapy because it stimulates appetite. "Wasting" is countered allowing AIDS patients to gain weight and prolong their lifetime. The Medical Marijuana Act was designed to protect patients from prosecution for medical use of marijuana. Primary caregivers are people who may have contact with the ... terminal or debilitating conditions to the list. Since I-692 passed in November of 1998, the MQAC has added Crohn's disease, Hepatitis C, and any disease which produces nausea, vomiting, wasti...

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... anti-consultant properties, which can save lives of those with epilepsy, reduces muscle spasms, relieving conditions of Multiple Sclerosis, and is commonly used as an appetite stimulant to prevent rapid weight loss in Aids patients (Young). The important role marijuana plays in the health and life of many people can not be overlooked. The American public needs to get past the false ... ...

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... take place with someone who does not know the facts firsthand and there for exaggerate a little. It has been said that one marijuana cigarette (Joint) which is 0.4 grams -half the weight of a cigarette, which is equal from 16 cigarettes a to a pack of cigarettes (20 cigarettes) in its damaging properties when smoked. It has been scientifically proven that a single joint is equal ... not cause birth defects. There is little evidence that suggests fetal harm. Although there is some research that suggests that marijuana use during pregnancy is a cause of a slightly reduced birth weight and...

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... , Crohn's Disease, Aids and Multiple Sclerosis. Patients who are HIV positive going through chemotherapy can have trouble keeping food down, so anything that helps them eat is helpful in gaining weight, 20% to 25% of patients in two1980s trials could completely control vomiting with marijuana, so for those feeling sick, inhaling a substance may be easier on their stomach than swallowing a pill ... , Sociologists, and Psychologists would indeed find negative effects of marijuana such as marijuana leads to other drugs but that depends on the individual, that being said the positive causes o...

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... stimulate their appetites helping them to eat when suffering away in the wasting process 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 substance known ... has proven its self to have some harmful long-term side effects, why let's those suffer who are already dying. I personally think that in comparison of marijuana the pros out weight the cons of the use me...

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