Vancouver Foundation’s Cannabis Distribution Program Gets Health Canada Approval
Goal is to develop distribution framework that can legally offer other illicit drugs, says High Hopes founder.
Browsing: opiates
Survey Says Cannabis Is America’s Favourite Way To Kick Opiates
Although opiates are meant to be a temporary tool, millions of people in the U.S. have not been able to kick opiate dependency after being prescribed the drug.
Prescription V Plant Meds for Pain-Relief (Weighing the Short and Long-Term Impacts)
CANNABIS CULTURE – There’s one big issue when it comes to determining the short- and long- term health effects of cannabis: we cannot say anything for sure regarding its safety, especially in the long-term.
Advocates Push to Let Patients Use Marijuana to Treat Opiate Addiction
On Tuesday, Maine will be the first state to formally consider the idea, even though the federal government still classifies marijuana as an illicit drug.
The Medical Minute: Is Cannabis an Effective Substitute for Opiate Pain Relievers?
More than 1.5 billion people in the world and an estimated 116 million Americans regularly suffer from chronic pain, and they're typically prescribed opiate pain relievers to manage their symptoms.
Military Alcohol Abuse ‘Culture’ Is Now a ‘Crisis,’ Report Finds
Abusing alcohol and drugs has been part of military culture historically: troops do it for fun, to ease the stresses of war or to be part of the brotherhood.
Marijuana, Narcotics Help Patients Reduce Chronic Pain, Study Finds
Study finds cannabis enhances the pain relief effects of certain opiates
Mom Sues Lawrence County Over Seizure of Newborn
For the second time in a year, Lawrence County Children and Youth Services has been accused in a federal lawsuit of removing a child from a mother's custody after a positive test for opiates allegedly triggered by poppy seeds.
