Mom sent me article about pot...

[relobe]

Before I opened it I thought it would be some B.S.story about cannabis killing brain cells... but I opened it to find an article titled "Marijuana-based Drug Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain." I am not a sufferer of this disease, but am a medical user for joint pain and severe back pain. Thought it was cool that my mom realizes the medicinal properties of cannabis. If only my dad was as open minded...

Marijuana-based Drug Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain

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Newswise — Patients with fibromyalgia treated with a synthetic form of marijuana, nabilone, showed significant reductions in pain and anxiety in a first-of-its-kind study, published in The Journal of Pain .
Fibromyalgia syndrome has no cure, is difficult to diagnose, and effective pain management strategies are a must to help patients cope with the disease. An estimated 12 million Americans have fibromyalgia, which is characterized by widespread muscle and joint pain and myriad other symptoms. The condition is far more prevalent in women and the incidence increases with age, reaching 7 percent among women 65 years and older.
Forty subjects were selected for the nabilone trial, conducted by researchers at the University of Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital. They were divided into nabilone and placebo groups and were treated for four weeks. The authors noted this was the first randomized, controlled-access trial to evaluate nabilone for pain reduction and quality-of-life improvement in fibromyalgia patients. Nabilone is one of two oral marijuana-based compounds, known as cannabinoids, available in Canada and is approved for treatment of nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy.
Results of the Manitoba study showed the nabilone group had significant reductions in pain and anxiety, measured by comparisons with baseline scores on the visual analogue scale for pain, the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the FIQ anxiety score. From the data, the study concluded nabilone has significant benefits for pain relief and functional improvement in fibromyalgia patients. Although the improvement was significant, none of the nabilone-treated subjects had complete relief of their fibromyalgia symptoms.
The drug was well tolerated by treated patients, which the authors characterized as reassuring since fibromyalgia patients are sensitive to most medications and have difficulty tolerating side effects. The downside, however, is cost. In Canada, nabilone would cost about $4,000 for a year's supply.
The authors believe their findings warrant consideration of nabilone as an adjunct to current medical management of fibromyalgia.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/537783/

[BuzzBooster]

Yo, I didn't read the long-ass article...but right on dude.

[amsterdamage]

I read the article yesterday, it's cool your mom's willing to talk to you about MJ!
Seems most parents are scared to even say the word marijuana

[Medicine Al]

I'm promoting the use of the term cannabis instead of marijuana.

[Beastials]

Originally Posted by Medicine Al

I'm promoting the use of the term cannabis instead of marijuana.

ditto

[relobe]

Originally Posted by amsterdamage

I read the article yesterday, it's cool your mom's willing to talk to you about MJ!
Seems most parents are scared to even say the word marijuana

yes, she's always been a cool mom... of course I didnt realize it til i was older and smoked lol. I told her that I like to smoke and she was a little bit concerned, but not really since she sees that I was doing fine the whole time I was smoking. Since then, she's smoked with me once and baked brownies (left em out on the table for the whole family, lol) with some cannabutter . My dad probably ate some now that I think about it

Originally Posted by Medicine Al

I'm promoting the use of the term cannabis instead of marijuana.

It does sound better. I hate how there is a negative/bad thoughts associated when I hear the word "marijuana." Not so much anymore, but I still get guilt trips only because I went through the majority of my life thinking it was something that it wasn't. Is that weird? I bet it's more common than I think.

Anyways, I also use "cannabis" when I can... the word. and the bud