The pros and cons of Marijuana use in patients with Fibromyalgia

The pros and cons of Marijuana use in patients with Fibromyalgia

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to make an analysis on the use of marijuana in patients with Fibromyalgia. The paper makes discussion on the pros and cons of the marijuana use in the patients with Fibromyalgia, and the justification that why it is necessary to legalize it.

Discussion

Marijuana has been used as a medicine for about 4,000 years. The debate about the use of marijuana as a medicine is an ongoing one. Medicinal marijuana is legal in California and in a few countries like Canada, Holland, and Spain, but there are laws in these places about its distribution. It generally requires a prescription from a doctor. Supporters argue that both anecdotal evidence and research evidence show that medical marijuana is beneficial to some patients. They say that marijuana easily meets the government criteria that a medicine's “benefits to users will outweigh its risks.” They say that marijuana can be used to ease the discomfort of many illnesses ranging from AIDS to cancer. Supporters point out that some legal prescription drugs have caused the death of some patients; there have been no reported cases of medical marijuana causing death (Abeles, 2007). Organizations against the use of medical marijuana state that the government has not approved the drug because it is too dangerous. People who oppose medical marijuana also worry that even medicinal use of the drug sends the wrong message to kids. They say marijuana is addictive and can lead to other drug use. They remind us that marijuana injures the lungs and harms the immune system. They argue that the medical marijuana initiative is a front for people who are really just using marijuana for fun. They believe that other medications can have the same healing effects as medical marijuana without the dangers (Wolfe, 1990).

Fibromyalgia is a group of diseases of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, connective tissue septa in the muscles. This condition is accompanied by pain throughout the body, and more often affects women than men. To get rid of the pain patients, the scientists engaged in the creation of the drug, based on a synthetic form of marijuana (Ware, 2010). According to the results of the analysis, this medication can significantly reduce pain and relieve the patient from increased irritability. Statistical data provided by scientists in a report in the journal The Journal of Pain, indicate that more than 12 million U.S. residents suffer from fibromyalgia. The study was conducted at the University of Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital (University of Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital). In the analysis of 40 participants with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, participants were divided into two groups: the first group of patients received the drug being tested Nabilon (Nabilone), the second - a placebo (Skrabek, 2008). As the authors of the research project, this analysis is the first accurate experimental study on fibromyalgia and how to get rid of man in ...