Marijuana as medicine? : the science beyond the controversy / Alison Mack, Janet Joy for the Institute of Medicine
- Bib ID:
- 2125577
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Mack, Alison
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- Description:
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- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001
- xii, 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0309065313
- Summary:
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"There are few sources of objective, scientifically sound advice for people who could benefit from the use of medicinal marijuana. Most books about marijuana and medicine simply attempt to promote the views of advocates or opponents. To fill the gap between these extremes, authors Alison Mack and Janet Joy have extracted critical findings from a recent Institute of Medicine study on this important issue, interpreting them for a general audience." "Marijuana as Medicine? provides patients - and the people who care for them - with a foundation for making decisions about their own health care. Empowering, enlightening, and objective, it will be a valuable tool for making informed health care decisions."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. Can marijuana help?
- 3. How harmful is marijuana?
- 4. Marijuana and pain
- 5. Marijuana and AIDS
- 6. Marijuana and cancer
- 7. Marijuana and muscle spasticity
- 8. Marijuana and neurological disorders
- 9. Marijuana and glaucoma
- 10. Pharmaceuticals from marijuana
- 11. Legal issues
- 12. Marijuana's medical future.
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Also available via the World Wide Web.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Joy, Janet E. (Janet Elizabeth), 1953-
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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