Cannabis Treatment Threatens Deadly Painkiller Industry. ByAnthony Gucciardi Pharmaceutical painkillers are now responsible for more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined. The pharmaceuticals are responsible for more than 15,000 deaths conservatively in 2008 alone. With no sign of slowing down, the painkiller industry is becoming wildly popular among Americans — as a result, so is the high rate of painkiller abuse. Classified as dangerous by the U.S. government, cannabis (even in THC-free form, or free of psychoactive effects) has been identified as a powerful pain reliever in more than 80 peer-reviewed studies.
You may be aware of the fact that marijuana is usually quite high in THC (delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol), which is the compound responsible for the psychoactive effect of cannabis. In contrast, it is also low in CBD (cannabidiol) content. What you may not be familiar with is how CBD has been shown to block the effect of THC in the nervous system. Trials Indicate Cannabis as an Effective Treatment for Chronic Pain. Cannabidiol helps neuropathy pain. Cannabidiol—a compound derived from marijuana—may be a promising new treatment to prevent the development of painful neuropathy in patients receiving the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, according to animal experiments reported in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS). "Our preliminary findings…indicate that cannabidiol may prevent the development of paclitaxel-induced allodynia in mice and therefore be effective at preventing dose-limiting paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in humans," according to the report by Sara Jane Ward, Ph.D., and colleagues of Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia.
In Female Mice, Cannabidiol Reduces Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathy Paclitaxel—commonly used in the treatment of advanced breast or ovarian cancer—can cause nerve damage (neuropathy), leading to symptoms like pain, numbness, or tingling. Further Study Needed to Evaluate Cannabidiol's Effects in Humans. Treat The Pain. Pain & Policy Studies Group Homepage. Timeline: History of Morphine « The Pain Project. Sources: Michael Brownstein, “A Brief History of Opiates, Opioid Peptides, and Opioid Receptors”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1993 . J. Hill, “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater”, British Medical Journal, 2009. Barbara Milani, “The World Medicines Situation 2011”, The World Health Organization David F.
Musto, The American Disease: Origins [...] Loading... Sources: Michael Brownstein, “A Brief History of Opiates, Opioid Peptides, and Opioid Receptors”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1993 . J. Barbara Milani, “The World Medicines Situation 2011”, The World Health Organization David F. PBS Frontline, “Opium Throughout History”, PBS. Paul Schiff Jr., “Opium and Its Alkaloids”, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2002.
TH Stanley, TD Egan, & H Van Aken, “A Tribute to Dr. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “The 1912 Hague International Opium Convention”, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. How To Fix Your Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Back Pain. 1. Bad Discs The pressure of your own body weight on your neck muscles and discs over years of poor sitting, standing, and bending habits is enough to injure your neck as badly as a single accident. After years of squashing the discs in your neck with a forward head posture - letting your neck tilt forward, jutting your chin forward, so that the vertebrae shear, and the weight of your head unevenly presses the vertebrae and the discs between them, the discs start to peel away from the bone and be pressed outward toward the back.
They break down (degenerate) and/or bulge in the direction you've been pushing them (herniate). The disc, and the swelling from damaging the area (and immune respnse of the body trying to heal the area), can press nerves, sending pain down your arm (and sometimes around your torso, depending which nerves). This is not old age, but bad habits that you can stop. Left - side view of normal disc between two vertebrae. 3. 1. Try the Wall Test again.
Back Pain. What is Pain Management. Did you know that more than 86 million Americans suffer pain? Or that about 80% of Americans will suffer at least one episode of back pain in their lifetimes? Back pain is a common complaint and a leading reason people seek medical care. Learn about the various techniques used to relieve your pain in our pain management slideshow. There are many causes of acute or chronic back pain such as back strain, spinal stenosis, and osteoarthritis. But how is back pain treated? Different types of pain The role of the pain management specialist Diagnosis; determining the cause of pain Pain relieving treatments Pain control improves lives Different Types of Pain Most often, pain is classified as being either acute or chronic.
Acute pain may begin suddenly and is often described as feeling sharp. Broken bones (spinal vertebral fracture) Burns or cuts Certain diseases Dental work Labor and childbirth Soft tissue injury, such as whiplash Surgical pain (post-operative pain) Chronic Pain Management Tips. Pain Treatment Topics. Pain Syndromes and Disorders. The Mayday Pain Project. The Oxford Pain Internet Site. World Institute of Pain.
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