Marijuana’s benefits for treating pain subject of UCSD report

[toymachines]

Marijuana’s benefits for treating pain subject of UCSD report
Staff, SDNN

Researchers at the University of California’s San Diego-based Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research presented a report to the state Legislature Wednesday that concludes marijuana has a therapeutic value in treating pain.

Following five clinical trials, the researchers found there is “reasonable evidence that cannabis is a promising treatment” for some specific, pain-related medical conditions.

“We focused on illnesses where current medical treatment does not provide adequate relief or coverage of symptoms” said Dr. Igor Grant, the center’s director and executive vice chair of UCSD’s Department of Psychiatry.

“These findings provide a strong, science-based context in which policymakers and the public can begin discussing the place of cannabis in medical care,” Grant said...

Read more: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-02-17/local-county-news/marijuanas-benefits-for-treating-pain-subject-of-ucsd-report#ixzz0fpKCkugh

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Entheogens -- "classical Psychedelics" -- work even better

Entheogens are LSD, Psilocybin, Mescaline, various active tryptamines. Salvia Divinorum may also qualify, as may Ibogaine. Ecstasy (MDMA) is considered an "empathogen", not an entheogen, though that class of drugs may also be helpful. This area is in need of scientific study.

How do I know this? I'm a chronic-pain patient, and I have experimented on myself. Pain will make people take certain risks to reduce that pain. LSD produced major relief from pain that lasted for up to two weeks.

I didn't find that Marijuana worked well, but that's just me. ALL drugs should be available for pain relief. I no longer use acid for pain reduction, mainly because I don't have a way to get it, and my "set and setting" is not conducive to its use. But it's an area we avoid at our peril.

--d!

[here_is_to_hope]

2. I have used small

pieces of mushrooms for lower back pain. I usually eat a very small piece of the cap or stem, say 1/4 inch by a 1/4 inch.
Others I know take a dosage that just barely gives them the 'tinges', they are functional but they wouldn't dare drive.
You can *ahem* purchase growing blocks for personal use on the net.
That's what I heard anyway:evilgrin:

Pot doesn't do much for my body as far as pain relief but it does loosen me up physically before surfing. The cold water (I am in Oregon) takes the high away but the other effects remain.

In my way younger days, oh yeah, acid would make everything go away and leave a blissful aftertaste.