Dr. Phil Leveque, Professor of Pharmacology Salem-News.com
40,000,000 patients say “Yes”
Marijuana facts scare people that have been spreading untruths for decades.
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There appears to be a great
controversy about whether Marijuana/Cannabis is beneficial for mental
disease or if it is really harmful.
One thing I noticed is that if a research physician or
group wants to get a huge grant from a federal anti-marijuana agency, is
for them to have the word marijuana near the words “drug abuse” or “dangers”. For this, there are hundreds of studies and/or articles.
The most trifling medical conditions to be treated with
marijuana/cannabis seem to be: 1) insomnia, 2) migraines, 3) anxiety,
4) depression, 5) bi-polar disorders.
For the latter, most articles state that Marijuana/Cannabis causes bipolar diseases which may be the same as schizophrenia; I am not a shrink-ologist so pardon my error if it is.
Dr. Lester Greenspoon jumps in with Tourettes,
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), possibly ADHD, anxiety, epilepsy,
ADD, and Autism.
Granny Storm Crow, which is a pseudonym for her real
name which must be anonymous, has thoroughly researched information
about marijuana and the medical conditions for which it works for about
twenty years and has compiled a list of about 60 conditions with
references to the supporting medical articles. She has mentioned and
posted the following additions.
These are:
- Addiction treatment
- Alcoholism treatment
- Alzheimers
- Neuroprotectant
- Anxiolytic
- Anti-psychotic
- Anti-Huntingtons
- Anti-Nauseant
- Anti-Mad Cow Disease
- Analgesic
- Anti-Parkinsonism
- Anti-PTSD
- Anti-Schizophrenic
- Sedative/Hypnotic
Along with the above information, I picked up the
following article. “The Dope on Medical Cannabis: Results of a Survey of
Psychiatrists”. This was psychological fun for me because it indicated
that most of the 1138 psychiatrists, 109 psychologists, 163 nurse
practitioners, and 22 physicians assistants were sternly protective of
their territory --- no doubt about it.
Some of their comments were illustrative.
- There is no medical necessity to legalize or prescribe something as addicting or toxic as smoked marijuana.
- I am offended by the term medical. It is not for politicians but physicians to decide.
- I would not prescribe it because it has no psychiatric indications.
- I would prescribe it only for terminally ill cancer patients. It is a toxic, dangerous drug under most circumstances.
- It is NOT medicine. It happens to be effective for chemotherapy related side effects, but not all the time.
- Where are the scientific studies?
With these kinds of remarks, I would say. “Let’s avoid
psychiatrists and the like”. Another author quotes, “A joint a day may
keep a psychiatrist away!”
Remember, the US Government says about 40 million people use marijuana occasionally.
HAS ANYBODY WITNESSED ANY SEVERE HARM FROM MARIJUANA/CANNABIS?
Anybody?
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