Drug Education Articles

DRUG EDUCATION ARTICLES


  1. Getting off the Weed, Withdrawal
  2. Is Medical Marijuana Beneficial for Cancer Patients?
  3. What is the Drug "Lean"
  4. What is Ear Wax aka Hashish
  5. Dangerous Drugs Marketed As Bath Salts
  6. Salvia a Dangerous Hallucinogen
  7. Spice and K2

True or False? Marijuana is an Effective Medicine for Cancer Patients.

To say whether or not a medication is effective is only half the story. THC, the main psycho- active ingredient in marijuana, does have some medicinal benefits. It has been shown to relieve nausea caused by Chemotherapy and Radiation treatments for malignancies. So in this respect, you could say it's moderately effective.

All drugs have side effects. Sometimes the effect that is desirable is not the most pronounced effect the drug produces. If a medication has as its most desirable effect a reduction in blood pressure, but also causes liver damage as a side effect, this would likely not be a viable choice to treat hypertension.

Before a drug is approved for use, its primary effects are weighed against its side effects.

The American Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly rejected smoked marijuana as a medicine for any ailment.

In fact, not one credible American health organization accepts smoked marijuana as a valid medicine, including: American Medical Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, American Glaucoma Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and American Cancer Society.

Smoking is a terrible way of administering a drug. It isn't possible to regulate the dosage of the drug properly, the quality and potency of different marijuana plants varies and smoking weed is illegal.

Add to this that all smoke contains harmful chemicals, many of which are carcinogenic. There are 50 to 70 percent MORE cancer causing chemicals in marijuana smoke than are found in cigarette smoke. This makes is an unsafe medication for any patient, but especially for someone battling cancer.