The Use of Marijuana in Terminally Ill Patients In recent years, the medical field has witnessed major changes in methods of treatment with the most common being complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM refers to treatment methods that do not use conventional medicine. With time, the medical field is increasing research to establish the safety and efficiency of alternative medicine even though knowledge of CAM is still limited. Nonetheless, there is a difference between complementary medicine
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Marijuana on Trial April D Cook COM/156 9/9/2012 Amy Leedy Imagine someone finds out that they have a painful disease or illness. Dealing with the pain and suffering could be an issue for many people. Imagine not having any medicine to treat the pain with. What if using an illegal drug like marijuana, could help the pain in ways a legal drug could not? What are the criteria to decide if the use of an illegal drug is the best thing for a
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Ashley McHugh Ms. Greve Biology I Academic (2)-1 11 January 2016 Sickle Cell Disease: A Chronic Cruelty Sickle cell disease is a collection of inherited blood cell disorders in which the hemoglobin in red blood cells mutates into a dangerous crescent shape. This crescent shape is “not flexible and can stick to vessel walls, causing a blockage that slows or stops the flow of blood.” Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, but it primarily affects African Americans
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27 2013 Table of contents……… Acknowledgement……………………………..…. Introduction …..………………………………..…….1 Definition of terms …………………………….…....2 Effects of Drugs ...……….……………………..….3 Complication of addiction ....……….………………14 Conclusion …………………………………………15 Findings …………………….………………………21 Bibliography………………………………………...23 Appendix……………………………………………24 Acknowledgments I would like to thank God for his unyielding guidance on my path through
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person who is having chemotherapy or radiation for cancer, a way to relieve nauseaness and pain caused from treatments? Is it ethical to deny a dying person in pain, get the relief from pain and get comfort? Is it ethical to deny someone who has chronic pain or debilitating pain a medicine that can relieve pain? Who has the right to do this? Even though the government does, it is unethical. Marijuana is a natural alternative medicine to help all these issues. The medicines the doctors have to
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RISK OF BREATHING Risk Of Breathing Belinda Jones University of Phoenix Passive Smoke Smokers may never realize the harm they do to those around them. A smoker knows the risks they pose to
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This paper will cover topics that may are sometimes glossed over in our society. Psychosis, depression, anxiety, and debilitating mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Parkinson’s disease and other mental disorders will be mentioned along with treatments and causes. The history of pseudo-science and the origins of antipsychotics will be included as well. What are antipsychotics? Antipsychotics are a type of medication that is prescribed for mental health problems due to chemical
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and Human Services Nebraska, 2011). Healthcare professionals may also have negative attitudes towards people suffering with dependence. Patients may respond angrily to healthcare professionals that have judgmental attitudes towards them and their addiction (Bartlett, Brown, Shattell, Wright, & Lewallen, 2013). Definitions Merriam-Webster defines dependence as the state of needing something or someone else for support, help, etc. or the state of being addicted to alcohol or a drug (n.d.). Dependence
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Substance Act because they considered it to “have no excepted medical use” and carries a risk of addiction. However, recent studies have disproved this over and over again. Marijuana has been proven through countless clinical trials to alleviate symptoms of many chronic debilitating medical conditions including cancer, HIV/AIDS, fibromyalgia, post traumatic stress disorder, adrenal disease, inflammatory bowel disease and glaucoma.(1) The Council of Science and Public Health conducted a series of clinical
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Abstract Addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease that has significant impact on your brain and your behavior. People make choices throughout their daily lives and have a choice to start using drugs. The problem at hand is, once someone makes the choice to start using drugs, the pleasure sensation keeps you wanting more. There are a variety of reasons behind why people use substances such as alcohol and other drugs. Many people use substances because they like the way it makes them feel
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