Medical Marijuana Card Naples Effect on Sickle Cell Disease

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Medical Marijuana Card Naples Recently, there has been popular interest in using medical cannabis as an analgesic for various types of pain. Medical Marijuana Naples is used to treat many indications, a few of which have evidence to support treatment with Medical Marijuana and many that do not have the backing of substantial research. There is evidence supporting the idea that Marijuana may reduce symptoms of spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), HIV/AIDS-related cachexia, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Moreover, Medical Marijuana may reduce neuropathic pain and possibly some other pain conditions such as chronic headaches and migraines. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer from episodic acute and chronic pain, which require patients to use high doses of opioids for prolonged periods. Currently, opioids are used as the most common form of treatment for chronic and acute pain associated with sickle cell disease. However, the rise in opioid-related deaths and addiction has caused a dilemma in the medical fraternity, leading to the pain relief medication being prescribed less to patients. This has left sickle cell patients with fewer options for pain treatment. Since the legalization of Marijuana Naples, many patients are looking at Medical Marijuana as an alternative to traditional pain relief medications.


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