Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS
Autor Ethan B. Russoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 ian 2002
Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS provides a scientific view of the benefits of marijuana in helping to increase appetite, ease the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, and improve quality of life for patients. Dr. Ethan Russo, editor of the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, has assembled a collection of first-rate information from clinicians, researchers, and patients. Based on scientific research, this book offers insights into how using cannabis has helped patients deal with the symptoms of HIV/AIDS.
This informative book contains:
- a broad medical overview of the pertinent topics of interest with respect toAIDS and its treatment
- an insider’s view on the twenty-year history of the discovery of AIDS and its junction with cannabis and the medical marijuana political movement
- survey studies of clinical cannabis usage from different populations in California
- a state-of-the-art review of immunological issues in cannabis usage and pulmonary issues with smoked cannabis
- data on the method of cannabis vaporization
- information on standardized sublingual whole-cannabis extracts, rectal suppositories, and aerosol preparations
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780789016997
ISBN-10: 0789016990
Pagini: 238
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0789016990
Pagini: 238
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
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Cuprins
Contents
- Editorial Introduction: Cannabis, HIV/AIDS, Plus, a Modest Proposal
- Therapeutic Cannabis (Marijuana) as an Antiemetic and Appetite Stimulant in Persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Medical Marijuana and the AIDS Crisis
- Marijuana Use in HIV-Positive and AIDS Patients: Results of an Anonymous Mail Survey
- Differential Effects of Medical Marijuana Based on Strain and Route of Administration: A Three-Year Observational Study
- Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Effects on Infections, Immunity, and AIDS
- Effects of Smoked Marijuana on the Lung and Its Immune Defense: Implications for Medicinal Use in HIV-Infected Patients
- Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts: Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts?
- Harm Reduction Associated with Inhalation and Oral Administration of Cannabis and THC
- Cannabis “Vaporization”: A Promising Strategy for Smoke Harm Reduction
- Analgesic and Reinforcing Properties of D9-THC-Hemisuccinate in Adjuvant-Arthritic Rats
- Prospects for New Cannabis-Based Prescription Medicines
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Descriere
Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS provides a scientific view of the benefits of marijuana in helping to increase appetite and ease the trauma of HIV/AIDS. Editor Ethan Russo has assembled a collection of first-rate information from experienced clinicians, researchers, and patients. Beginning with Dr. Richard Bayer's broad medical overview of the subject, the book continues with an insider's view of the twenty-year history of HIV/AIDS and its interface with cannabis and the medical marijuana movement. You'll also find two studies of clinical cannabis usage from different populations in California, a state-of-the-art review of immunological issues, an examination of pulmonary issues with smoked cannabis, and a look at alternative methods of delivery such as vaporization, rectal suppositories, sublingual extracts, and aerosol preparations.