... also has shown to be beneficial in patient's suffering from the eye condition known as glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disorder that results from an imbalance of eye pressure, leading to blurred vision. If the eye produces too much of the internal fluid that keeps eye pressure, or if the channels to which the fluid flows are blocked, the increasing pressure may damage ... is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. Although present drug treatments work, they commonly cause side effects including depression, asthma, slow heart rate, heart failure, hypertension, heart disease, blurred vision, a...

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... produce radical changes in the mental state, involving distortions of reality and acute hallucinations. These drugs affect all the way person experiences their sense of taste, smell, hearing, touch, and vision. Anxiety, tremors, and panic are all some of the few immediate effects of hallucinogenic drugs. Lysergic Acid Diathylamide (LSD) was first made in 1938 by a chemist in Switzerland named Albert ... not as addictive as heroin or cocaine, MDMA can cause other adverse effects including nausea, hallucinations, chills, sweating, increases in body temperature, tremors, involuntary teeth ...

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... , memory loss, damage to immune system, infertility (for both men and women), irregular periods (for women), impotency (for men), heart and lung damage, hormonal imbalances, low blood pressure, and blurred vision. Withdrawal symptoms are anxiety, craving, depression, headaches, irritability, nausea, restlessness, sleep disturbances, sweating, and stomach upset. Users who are tolerant of marijuana increase their use to achieve direct effects. Because ... ...

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... cases fail to be completely controlled by available prescriptive drugs. In some instances, available glaucoma medications can cause side effects such as headaches, kidney stones, burning of the eyes, blurred vision, cardiac arrhythmias, insomnia, and nervous anxiety. These side effects may become so severe that the patient must discontinue use. Scientists have been working to develop a marijuana eyedrop for several years ... ...

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... of games and pennant races. Tim Raines is a 25 year-old outfielder for the Montreal Expos. Raines told reporters that using cocaine hurt his performance. "I struck out a lot more; my vision was lessened. A lot of times I'd go up to the plate and the ball was at my head. The umpire would call it a strike and I'd start arguing. When you're on ... ...

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... of games and pennant races. Tim Raines is a 25 year-old outfielder for the Montreal Expos. Raines told reporters that using cocaine hurt his performance. "I struck out a lot more; my vision was lessened. A lot of times I'd go up to the plate and the ball was at my head. The umpire would call it a strike and I'd start arguing. When you're on ... ...

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... of games and pennant races. Tim Raines is a 25 year-old outfielder for the Montreal Expos. Raines told reporters that using cocaine hurt his performance. "I struck out a lot more; my vision was lessened. A lot of times I'd go up to the plate and the ball was at my head. The umpire would call it a strike and I'd start arguing. When you're on ... ...

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... . Marijuana can reduce the pressure within the eye.22 The downside however, is that is may also reduce blood flow to the optic nerve, which can exacerbate the loss of vision. The reduced blood flow to the optic nerve is less serious to the side-effects of other leading conventional treatments. Beta-blocker eye drops, a more conventional treatment for glaucoma, can ... ...

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... cases fail to be completely controlled by available prescriptive drugs. In some instances, available glaucoma medications can cause side effects such as headaches, kidney stones, burning of the eyes, blurred vision, cardiac arrhythmias, insomnia, and nervous anxiety. These side effects may become so severe that the patient must discontinue use. Scientists have been working to develop a marijuana eyedrop for several years ... ...

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... " "in every way 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 ... ...

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... cases fail to be completely controlled by available prescriptive drugs. In some instances, available glaucoma medications can cause side effects such as headaches, kidney stones, burning of the eyes, blurred vision, cardiac arrhythmias, insomnia, and nervous anxiety. These side effects may become so severe that the patient must discontinue use. Scientists have been working to develop a marijuana eyedrop for several years ... ...

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