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Can Medical Marijuana Be Used To Fight Opioid Addiction?

Medical marijuana may have some use in treating opioid addiction. For example, some patients claim that cannabis makes the tapering process of reducing Suboxone dosage more tolerable. While it is possible to use marijuana for opiate withdrawal, doctors are concerned about their patients developing medical marijuana addiction. Click for more info! https://therehab.com/can-medical-marijuana-be-used-to-fight-opioid-addiction/

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Can Medical Marijuana Be Used To Fight Opioid Addiction?

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  1. Can Medical Marijuana Be Used To Fight Opioid Addiction?

  2. Is Marijuana An Opioid? Marijuana and opioids have some characteristics in common. Both drugs can be sedating, putting the user to sleep, or causing them to start to nod off. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can benefit from both medicinal cannabis and opioids to make treatment more tolerable.

  3. Can Medical Marijuana Help Combat The Opioid Epidemic? With the initial treatment of opioid abuse, medicinal marijuana probably is not the right tool for the job. There are a variety of different strains of marijuana. And, the response to a cannabinoid is individual. Different people respond differently when they consume cannabis.

  4. What Is The Marijuana Maintenance Program? There is an old joke told in the rooms of 12-step recovery meetings about something known as “the marijuana maintenance program.” The joke is that a person who claims to be clean and only smokes pot has created their program of recovery. The implication is that they are doomed to fail and should not be considered clean by the standards of programs such as AA and NA.

  5. Can You Get A Prescription For Medical Marijuana? There is an old joke told in the rooms of 12-step recovery meetings about something known as “the marijuana maintenance program.” The joke is that a person who claims to be clean and only smokes pot has created their program of recovery. The implication is that they are doomed to fail and should not be considered clean by the standards of programs such as AA and NA.

  6. Marijuana Is A Schedule I Drug. Proponents of marijuana use like to point out that no one has ever died of a marijuana overdose. And, they say, it is far safer than alcohol and many other drugs, including opioid analgesics, that is legal and less controlled.

  7. Should Marijuana Be Legal? Proponents of marijuana use like to point out that no one has ever died of a marijuana overdose. And, they say, it is far safer than alcohol and many other drugs, including opioid analgesics, that is legal and less controlled.

  8. Many People, Especially Children, Equate Legalization Of A Drug With Relative Safety Marijuana can have serious, permanent adverse effects on short-term memory and motivation. People under the age of twenty-five should take care and refrain from marijuana use unless absolutely necessary for medical purposes.

  9. How Does Medical Cannabis Fit in Currently with Treating Opioid Addiction & Opioid Dependence? There are certainly anecdotal reports of patients being helped by cannabis in quitting opioids. Additionally, there are cases where patients have reported success in tapering off of a Suboxone medication assisted treatment program with the help of medical marijuana.

  10. Are There People Who Cannot Tolerate THC Or Cannabis Products? Since there are nearly always alternatives to recommending medical cannabis, doctors should probably not be too pushy about it. If a patient is against marijuana, when their doctor starts to lecture them on the benefits of medical marijuana, the patient will probably not be open-minded about it at all.

  11. So Are You For Or Against Medical Cannabis And Legalized Recreational Cannabis Use? When it comes to drug addiction, especially opioid and alcohol addiction, there is a high risk of serious illness and death. We must use whatever tools are available to us if these tools have been demonstrated to be beneficial.

  12. For Patients they Must End The Habit Of Using Illicit Substances Obtained On The Streets Medical marijuana must be recommended by a certified marijuana doctor and dispensed at a state-approved dispensary. I am not registered with my state for recommending marijuana. While I believe that we must be open to using tools that work in addiction treatment, I have my own reservations about the legalization of marijuana.

  13. In Conclusion The issue of marijuana legalization and its use for medical treatment, including for addiction and pain relief, is complex. Regarding addiction treatment, opioid, and alcohol treatment, in particular, we must consider being more pragmatic, using what works and what saves lives. Harm reduction means doing what it takes to reduce harm, including reducing the incidence of disease, injury, and death, particularly opioid overdose deaths. Click here for more info.

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