Teens often use cannabis as medical

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2009) — When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests that around a third of teens who smoke cannabis on a regular basis use it as a medication, rather than as a means of getting high.

Joan Bottorff worked with a team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to conduct in-depth interviews with 63 cannabis-using adolescents. Of these, 20 claimed that they used cannabis to relieve or manage health problems. Bottorff said, "Marijuana is perceived by some teens to be the only available alternative for those experiencing difficult health problems when legitimate medical treatments have failed or when they lack access to appropriate health care".

The most common complaints recorded were emotional problems (including depression, anxiety and stress), sleep difficulties, problems with concentration and physical pain. The teens' experiences with the medical system were uniformly negative. The authors said, "Youth who reported they had been prescribed drugs such as Ritalin, Prozac or sleeping pills, stopped using them because they did not like how these drugs made them feel or found them ineffective. For these kids, the purpose of smoking marijuana was not specifically about getting high or stoned".

The authors emphasize that the unmet medical needs of these teens are of key importance in these findings. In contrast to the unpleasant side effects of prescribed medications and long, ineffective legal therapies, cannabis provided these adolescents with immediate relief for a variety of health concerns. Of course, cannabis isn't completely harmless, but as one of the respondents noted, "It's not good for you, but then again, neither is McDonald's and a lot of other things".
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I totally called this but the court system is way too fucking dinosaur to be "up to date". http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090422191724.htm
 
I believe in self-medicating. A person should be free to decide which medications, drugs, herbs, etc. is best for him. If you want to see a doctor just go right ahead. But a prescription should not be required to purchase medicine of your choice.
 
FrostyMcFailure said:
"Youth who reported they had been prescribed drugs such as Ritalin, Prozac or sleeping pills, stopped using them because they did not like how these drugs made them feel or found them ineffective. For these kids, the purpose of smoking marijuana was not specifically about getting high or stoned".
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yup, my gf did this today. she didnt have her adderall on hand so she took a small hit of marijuana - just enough to help her focus on studying.
 
=D Thanks for posting, it definitely makes me happy to see this being published

I got lucky and didn't die when prozac had it's way with me when I was a teen, it came really fuckin close though... Fuckin scum bags....

RxMJ for the masses
 
I dropped Lexapro and Xanax and amped up my smoking. It's worked just fine, to the point I don't feel compelled to smoke anymore to deal with anything. I frequently take week long breaks, weed has certainly positively helped me (although it is expensive!)
 
Im strictly a roller i pop e, but i occasionally smoke weed to deal with my shoulder pains, i swear by it. Im only 15, so when i tell people i smoke marijuana they assume that im a bad person or something,
i think if it works for you, just be safe.
 
ambush in the bush said:
Im strictly a roller i pop e, but i occasionally smoke weed to deal with my shoulder pains, i swear by it. Im only 15, so when i tell people i smoke marijuana they assume that im a bad person or something,
i think if it works for you, just be safe.
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gah i hate that. especially when im at parties and some drunk guy comes up to me slurring his words n shit "marijunaa ith badD!"
 
i use marijuana for its medicinal purposes and its recreational purposes...

i sometimes need it to eat..nausia and plus i throw up sometimes.

and i also love to get high..its the best high - next to opies ;)
 
I got lucky and didn't die when prozac had it's way with me when I was a teen, it came really fuckin close though... Fuckin scum bags....
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Im sorry. so many i've seen similar, changes brain when taken for many years, those fucking scum bags.
 
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