Hope for people wanting to quit marijuana
I came across an interesting post on some marijuana addiction research in Australia.
Currently there are treatments to help reduce the cravings if you are quitting alcohol or cigarettes, however, for regular marijuana users there have been no treatments available.
For those withdrawing from marijuana there can be significant side effects including sleeplessness, anger, irritability and even paranoia.
If you have been smoking marijuana with tobacco, there are the doubly addictive properties of both the pot and the nicotine.
Good news is on the horizon with development of a spray that may help reduce the symptoms of marijuana withdrawal.
As reported at Medical News:
“Researchers at the University of NSW hope a cannabis-based mouth spray, prescribed to multiple sclerosis sufferers and not available in Australia, could be used to help people quit marijuana. The drug, Sativex, which is a mouth spray, contains two of the main cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant; tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
“It was the combination of both that gave Sativex potential, said Jan Copeland, who is leading the world-first study through the university’s National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.
“‘The smoked cannabis available on the market has had almost all the CBD taken out of it, which is almost considered the “good” cannabinoid, while THC is associated with getting stoned,’
Professor Copeland said. “The good thing about Sativex, it returns CBD to the compound, and in treating symptoms of withdrawal it can dampen down the effects of THC on the patients’ receptor systems without them getting stoned.’
“The mouth spray, which the university has been authorized to use, would be given in low doses in a monitored environment every six hours, she added. Disrupted sleep, difficulty functioning and anger were common withdrawal symptoms and the main cause of relapse, Professor Copeland said.”
There is also hope that the compounds found in this spray may be helpful for people living with chronic pain and other debilitating conditions.
By DR GEORGE FORGAN-SMITH
Sativex doesn’t get People stoned. Why then, would anyone want it?
Its like selling Alcohol free Beer to Alcoholics claiming it will help withdrawal symptoms.
pot takes two days of not smoking it to forget about the urge to smoke it. Remember, drugs and pot are there to help People forget the nightmare of a shot economy and the despair of being unemployed.
While the wealthy can hop on their Jetskis for Fun and unwind, the poor cannot. A joint helps us poor People to forget that fact.
The elite should realize that pot keeps the masses mellow. take it away, and you will see serious problems like riots and People demanding equality.
Marijuana isn’t significantly addictive for normal people to quit, only people with serious personality problems and general instability have problems quitting weed.
Why buy a shitty, expensive weak spray? I’m sure smoking marijuana leaf would at least be equally effective. Indeed why not just cut down on your bud gradually ie tapering? Err because so called “marijuana addicts” are actually just people that happen to have serious mental problems and smoke marijuana, and their problems are all blamed on the “evil” marijuana. So marijuana addicts are generally too stupid and generally incapable (of doing anything) by virtue of their natural personalities, thus the marijuana addiction “industry” to treat this minority group of people.
[…] Hope for people wanting to quit marijuanaSydney Star ObserverThe drug, Sativex, which is a mouth spray, contains two of the main cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant; tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). “It was the combination of both that gave Sativex potential, said Jan Copeland, … […]