... the medicine from theft, and don't drive because it impairs mental and physical abilities ("OxyContin,"" 2539). OxyContin is prescribed legally for the pain of terminally ill cancer patients and for some other chronic diseases (McGillvray). They are intended for patients who require oral pain therapy with an opioid agonist for more than a few days duration ("OxyContin,"" 2538). "Based on my experience, opioids ... 2% During clinical trials these side effects were most common in OxyContin and Immediate Release OxyContin vs. a Placebo ("OxyContin,"" 2539). Some of the adverse effects that...

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... glaucoma, and AIDS are among those who find that marijuana reduces their pain associated with chemotherapy and powerful drugs like AZT. By reducing nausea and stimulating appetite in severely and terminally ill patients, marijuana can help lengthen life span and improve quality of life. Many doctors have been convinced that marijuana works in some cases, and many doctors now quietly recommend it. Unfortunately ... , because marijuana is illegal, patients must break the law to get it. Patients using marijuana today must risk arrest. These seriously ill people have been put in an impossibl...

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... talkativeness, cheerfulness, relaxation and greater appreciation of sound and color. Cannabis is an effective reliever of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, hypoglycaemia and, in certain instances, as a medication for the terminally ill. It is important to remember that Cannabis has been used medically world-wide for centuries, and in this country it was legally prescribed up until 1928, however many people still ... think about it. What would you do if there were no drug that could relieve your pain? Cannabis has been proven to be safer than alcohol and cigarettes. It gives terminally...

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... spent on anti drug programs targeting much more dangerous drugs like cocaine and morphine. Somewhere in between providing bored high school kids something to do and being used to treat terminally ill patients marijuana has acquired the title of the "gateway drug." What does that really mean? Well on a dictionary outlook it means " A habit-forming substance whose use may lead to the ... effects tolerated for other medications." Much remains to be said of the numerous accounts of the medicinal value of marijuana. Among them are AIDS patients who say it stimulates their appetites and there...

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... Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) are battling over the issue. The main point that cannot be ignored is that marijuana proves to be a useful medication for many patients, especially those with terminal diseases such as AIDS and cancer. A bill should be created legalizing the use of medical marijuana in all 50 states. Marijuana first was made an illegal ... Clinton Administration came two months after a government-sponsored study concluded that "the active ingredients in marijuana, called cannabinoids, appeared useful for treating pain, nausea, and severe weight loss ...

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... used "plus" of drug legalization discussed these days is its medicinal use. Proponents state that marijuana is effective when used as a pain killer on terminally ill patients. From AIDS to cancer, it has been said that these known painful and possibly fatal maladies can be remitted of some pain with use of marijuana ... " that leads to early AIDS deaths. Many of today's new AIDS drugs are required to be taken on a full stomach. With marijuana use, AIDS patients can increase their appetites, making a full stomach less of a difficult task as it used to be. Outside of AIDS, marijuana use is ...

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... show that in the late 20th and 21st centuries, medical research has revealed various therapeutic effects of marijuana ("The Editors"). Yet, medical marijuana is frequently favored by its patients, and may include risk of an emotional addiction. Stated by Medical Doctor, and former US Senator Bill Frist, "Although I understand many believe marijuana is the most effective drug in ... prescribe to the population that chooses to use this drug for medicinal purposes; it is simply a suggestion, which more or less would have a possibility to help the patient. Although, many patients become dep...

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... a unique side effect profile. It has synergistic interactions with other analgesics. It exhibits "side effects" that are considered useful in some clinical situations. Its efficacy is enhanced in patients who have developed tolerance to opioids."(Joy, 140) In English, this basically says that marijuana is actually better than many current analgesics (pain killers) in that it produces fewer ... less or no dependency. Pro marijuana legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care, National Lymphoma Foundation argue that marijuana should be legalized in order to treat t...

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... . Marijuana was classified as Schedule One, not having any medicinal value and addictive (Whitebread 15). In 1996, Californians for Medical Rights introduced Proposition 215, which would permit seriously and terminally ill patients, with a prescription from their doctor, to use marijuana in their medical treatment and protect them from criminal punishment. The proposition passed and other states, such as Arizona, Vermont, ... marijuana to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the state laws were unconstitutional since they violated the federal drug law (Supreme Court 1). Despite the S...

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... are using the drugs and also a large number of these children are selling the drugs as well. II. Cocaine is sometimes used in a legal way. A. This drug is used for terminally ill patients to help relieve pain and is not intended to cure the illness. But can be abused by others that do not have a terminal condition, but for their own personal feelings ... . B. The effects of this drug are hair loss, crippling, excessive weight gain, and sometimes it can stunt growth. IV. Marijuana is legal in some states and can be used by patients with cancer, glaucoma, and others with terminal illness. ...

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... drug habit. An addict who wants treatment has to admit to being a criminal before receiving treatment. 7.) According to the Federal Health and Human Services Department, two-thirds of all terminally ill cancer patients did not receive adequate pain medication. This serious medical injustice is directly linked to pressures placed on physicians who prescribe drugs. 8.) Our war on drugs has undermined the stability of ... ...

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... a dry mouth, low raspy voice, droopy eyelids, profuse itching, and fresh puncture marks or sores covering their body (Mckim, 1996). Morphine, which is used as painkiller in most hospitals and terminally ill patients, can have a down side to it as well. Morphine may be said to cultivate crime instinct; at all events, it prepares the way to certain criminal acts, which often have ... ...

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... that they can have easier access to it and use it for recreational purposes. People believe that it is the safest and most effective medicine that can be used for terminally ill patients. They consider the U.S. to be heartless to refuse to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. Those people argue that the legalization of the drug would not make matters worse because it ... ...

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... same pharmacologic effects as morphine and to be just as addictive. In many parts of the world, it is used as an analgesic (for relief of pain), particularly for the terminally ill. Although in the United States the manufacture and importation of the drug are prohibited and it is not used medically, heroin predominates in illicit narcotics traffic because it provides more ... vocational services. Treatment may include detoxification, therapy, and support groups, such as the 12-step groups Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Cocaine Anonymous. Nonresidential programs serve the...

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... have at least an equal chance of leading to death on weekday admissions? Furthermore, over half of the deaths were attributable to cancer, which would suggest that these patients were known to be terminally ill, and their death was unlikely due to a reduction in hospital staff. In another study reported by USA TODAY, researchers claim that alcohol is far more of a problem than ... ...

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