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1 in 8 with Fibromyalgia Uses Medicinal Cannabis
Posted by CN Staff on July 13, 2012 at 15:11:45 PT
By Kerry Grens, Reuters
Source: Reuters
New York -- One in eight people with the painful condition fibromyalgia self-medicate with pot and other cannabis products, according to a new Canadian study. "That is not unusual behavior, in general, for people with chronic medical illnesses for which we don't have great treatments," said Dr. Igor Grant, who heads the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at the University of California and was not involved in the study.
"People start looking around, they look for other types of remedies, because they need the help," he told Reuters Health. The question is if self-medicating with cannabis is really helpful for people with fibromyalgia, researchers say. Marijuana has been shown to ease certain types of pain in patients with HIV and other conditions. But Grant said he doesn't know of any research showing the drug can relieve the pain associated with fibromyalgia. And the question of whether it helps fibromyalgia sufferers regain some of their daily functions, such as housekeeping or working, remains up in the air, too. "We don't want to just see pain reduction, but an improvement in function," said Peter Ste-Marie, a pain researcher at McGill University in Montreal, who worked on the new study. "If it's not helping them get back into a daily life pattern, is it helping them?"People with fibromyalgia typically experience pain in their joints and muscles and may also suffer from frequent headaches and fatigue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about two percent of adults have fibromyalgia, which remains a mystery to scientists. The condition can be treated with physical therapy, antidepressants, pain medications and other approaches, although none of them is a cure. To see how many people turn to marijuana, Ste-Marie and his colleagues collected information from the medical records of 457 patients who came to the pain unit at McGill University Health Center. Their findings are published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research. All of the patients had been referred to the clinic for fibromyalgia symptoms, although only 302 of the patients were confirmed to have fibromyalgia as their primary diagnosis. About 10 percent said they smoked marijuana for medical purposes and another three percent had a prescription for a synthetic form of the active chemical in the cannabis plant. "The popular knowledge of marijuana being available for pain would tend to demonstrate why 10 percent of patients would give it a try," said Ste-Marie. "There really is no miracle drug for fibromyalgia. We definitely understand that patients would try to find something else," he told Reuters Health. The researchers couldn't tell from the study which of the patient had started smoked pot before their fibromyalgia developed. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 40 percent of U.S. adults have tried marijuana at some point. The study showed that pot smokers and non-users had the same rates of disability and unemployment. However, patients who had unstable mental illness or had a worrisome use of opioid pain medications were more likely to report using cannabis - a finding that raised concerns with Ste-Marie and his colleagues. "Before saying herbal cannabis has a future in fibromyalgia, there are multiple things that need to be looked at," he said. Newshawk: KonagoldSource: Reuters (Wire)Author: Kerry Grens, ReutersPublished: July 13, 2012Copyright: 2012 Thomson ReutersCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #15 posted by Sam Adams on July 16, 2012 at 07:26:00 PT
Chicago
damn, what a great band, I remember playing a couple of the their tunes in high school band, it was awesome!
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Comment #14 posted by ekim on July 16, 2012 at 06:35:48 PT
great post Storm Crow people know
http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/40525-study-finds-cannabis-use-has-no-lasting-effect-on-neurocognitive-performance/
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Comment #13 posted by afterburner on July 15, 2012 at 22:13:04 PT
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Comment #12 posted by The GCW on July 15, 2012 at 20:02:54 PT
Sam Adams
More good news.
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Comment #11 posted by HempWorld on July 15, 2012 at 15:05:28 PT
OCTA Makes Ballot!
http://www.thedailychronic.net/2012/11751/oregons-octa-marijuana-legalization-initiative-makes-ballot/
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Comment #10 posted by Storm Crow on July 15, 2012 at 13:58:36 PT
Consider this...
One in eight fibro sufferers are using cannabis. Doctors will happily prescribe you pain pills for fibro. To use cannabis in most states, you have to break state and federal laws, that alone deters use. We have had DARE preach their lies to us since childhood, and many people still believe the lies. Also, some folks simply have no idea where to get cannabis. Yet, one in eight fibro sufferers are using cannabis anyway!It must be working- and better than "Big Pharma's" pills, since people are risking jail, going against what they have been taught, and often, they end up asking their kids where to score a little pot!
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Comment #9 posted by Sam Adams on July 15, 2012 at 12:48:21 PT
oregon
has everyone heard the news? Oregon legalization is on the ballot! http://octa2012.org/>>>>474.065 Qualifications of purchasers and licensees, effect of conviction.(3) The cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal, noncommercial use by an adult shall not require a license nor registration.
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on July 15, 2012 at 11:54:44 PT
runruff
I think we will be fighting the good fight a little longer. I believe the news will pick up this Fall particularly because of it being a big election year.
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Comment #7 posted by runruff on July 15, 2012 at 08:01:33 PT
Jonesing for cannabis [news].
I have never been addicted to cannabis. I turn it off and on like a spigot.After twelve years of using I have become addicted to cannabis news, however. After we win this thing I will have major withdrawals.
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Comment #6 posted by RevRayGreen on July 14, 2012 at 14:34:13 PT
Friday the 13th episode I make mention of this..
Green Central Station 7/13/12 ‘the highest show in DSM’, special guest in studio and talk of legalization………
http://www.dmlive.tv/press/?p=1831
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Comment #5 posted by afterburner on July 14, 2012 at 09:25:15 PT
Prohibitionists Crying 'Crocodile Tears'
Prohibition speaking: "However, patients who had unstable mental illness or had a worrisome use of opioid pain medications were more likely to report using cannabis - a finding that raised concerns with Ste-Marie and his colleagues."Medical cannabis has been reported to be a reverse Gateway to help people get off addictions, like alcohol and opiates. Schizophrenics also report their use of medical cannabis helps them to deal with the "voices" that plague them. If the prohibitionists have "concerns," that is an indication that research is needed. That means rescheduling cannabis from Schedule 1, which makes government-accepted research extremely difficult. In the meantime, hands off our medicine.
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Comment #4 posted by HempWorld on July 13, 2012 at 18:35:19 PT
The GCW...
Yes, I agree and good comments all around from you GCW! Kudos!But, don't mess with Rocky! His reach is long...It is all about money... you can't touch that!Money money money, and more dead people and people suffering but it's all about... money.
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Comment #3 posted by The GCW on July 13, 2012 at 18:29:39 PT
I disagree w/"We don't want to just see pain reduc
"We don't want to just see pain reduction,..."People with fibromyalgia may disagree. If they can not get rid of fibromyalgia but can get rid of some of the pain, they may want to just get pain reduction. And get pain reduction with out Pharm pills with all those endless side effects. So many side effects that fibromyalgia patients then need more Pharm pills to treat the side effects. YUKGod's plant is want they want. Why deprive them?People can decide they want all sorts of Pharm crap advertised in every which way........... but can not be allowed to choose this pure superplant.I don't think that's the way love one another.
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Comment #2 posted by runruff on July 13, 2012 at 16:24:27 PT
"Looked at"!
Cannabis is a non-toxic subtance with an almost if not perfect record.Here is how we are to "look at" it.Anyone who wants to it try should. If it works, good.If it doesen't, no big. No harm, no foul."Needs to be looked at" Seems to me a very doctory thing to say if to cover ones ingnorance.
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Comment #1 posted by Sam Adams on July 13, 2012 at 15:47:10 PT
compassion is a foreign language to this guy
>>>"Before saying herbal cannabis has a future in fibromyalgia, there are multiple things that need to be looked at," he said.How thoughtful of you! I guess the millions of people can continue to suffer, and be arrested and jailed, until you decide there's a "future" for cannabis.I don't know what's in my future, but it's not going to include taking any treatment from this guy.
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