We hear a lot about the medicinal properties of cannabis. Many states that will not allow any other form of legal cannabis at least allow the medical form of marijuana that is highly concentrated with cannabidiol, or CBD. So there must be something to these medical benefits if even the most obstinate state governments concede. Well, there are. And the benefits have such great potential that big pharma is on notice. Here is a list of five prescription drugs that people are replacing with marijuana.
Note: Information in this post is not medical advice and should not be construed as such. Please consult your physician for medical issues requiring treatment.
1. Painkillers (hydrocodone, oxycodone, codeine, and variations)
These things are nasty.
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There are a lot of people with chronic back pain who pop pain pills daily. What if these people could reduce their prescription intake by supplementing with cannabis? The Centers for Disease Control states that 44 Americans die every day from overdose of pain pills. To date nobody has died from marijuana overdose.
2. Anti-anxiety
In some cases anxiety is physical, as in brain organ malfunction. But scientists today treat anxiety as a chemical imbalance and attempt to treat it with prescription drugs. Anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants are the most overprescribed drugs on the planet. And for anyone who has been on them, they are very addictive.
You likely won’t end up on a street corner pan handling to get your fix but try to get off these prescriptions after you’ve been on them for a while. It is nearly impossible because of the acute mental stress caused by withdrawal.
Marijuana could be the answer. While it is true that marijuana can make people paranoid and increase their level of anxiety at a given moment, it is also true that there are thousands of strains of cannabis, each with its own particular characteristics. The consumer should be able to find a strain that works well with their
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Antidepressants
Antidepressant prescriptions reached a peak in 2008. Doctors seemingly prescribed them for everything and anything. The pharmaceutical reps must have been giving out some great incentives.
Again we see prescriptions that focus on brain chemistry. True, there are cases where these drugs are useful. And ask anyone who suffers from severe depression whether the side effects are worth getting their life back and most will tell you yes.
But what if marijuana could help achieve the same thing? Once of the reasons people enjoy marijuana and it has taken on a mythical quality is that it makes people feel good. Period. The side effects are that you get hungry or sleepy depending on the strain you select. But maybe that is what you want.
The beauty of marijuana is that you can find the strain that suits your particular needs at any given moment. It is self-care at its best. The patient, after identifying her symptoms, consults with a practitioner and tries different strains to see which provides the greatest relief. There is no debilitating bodily organ destruction. No deaths. Just good health and happy