Posted on Aug 22, 2016
The Army Surgeon General Won’t Endorse Marijuana Use For PTSD Treatment
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I'm glad to see its still outlawed in the Army. It ought to be outlawed in the entire Military Industry. There are other ways and medicines to treat PTSD. Why possibly, take a chance on the only thing Marijuana does, is give you lung problems, and other illnesses, nicotine can give you?
Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the Army Surgeon General, on Thursday was wary of endorsing the first trials approved by the government for using marijuana to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
West noted she was an Army officer and the military still considers marijuana an illegal substance despite growing public support for its decriminalization. If service members test positive for marijuana, they can be subject to a “wide range of actions,” she said.
Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the Army Surgeon General, on Thursday was wary of endorsing the first trials approved by the government for using marijuana to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
West noted she was an Army officer and the military still considers marijuana an illegal substance despite growing public support for its decriminalization. If service members test positive for marijuana, they can be subject to a “wide range of actions,” she said.
The Army Surgeon General Won’t Endorse Marijuana Use For PTSD Treatment
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Pretty sure there needs to be some actual studies done soon, as I have heard it is beneficial
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I've heard that too SrA Chris "Shadow" McGee. As an ex smoker, I wouldn't be interested in participating. I think it woul do more harm to me, than good.
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SrA Chris "Shadow" McGee
As a lifelong non smoker, I wouldn't be interested either, but if it going to help someone who is willing to use it, they need to get it studied and approved. I would hate for anyone to have to deal with side effects of pills if they don't have to.
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That's true also, SrA Chris "Shadow" McGee. I'm writing about the military, not civilians. If they go to the VA and that's where their meds come from, they can have their meds changed until they find one they can tolerate. My PTSD problems weren't being resolved with the first script I was given. After two more tries, I found one that helps without any side effects. Another med was a statin. I ached all over in terrible pain. I looked up side effects of a statin, and they make you feel like you have the flu. I got another med without statin, but did the same thing, and no more problems. If pain pills are being abused, either by the doctor or the patient, there's no excuse for that.
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Smoking isn't the only way to get the benefits of cannabis. Plenty of cancer patients are using it as an edible or a tea to increase their appetite while undergoing chemo or to get the calming effects for PTS or anxiety. I know most of us have the mental image of people passing a joint around in a dimly lit basement, or sitting around a water bong in the back of someone's old, beat up VW van, but this is what we were brought up to think of when we hear "so-in-so is using marijuana". For anything beneficial to happen in the studies of cannabis we have to get passed our "Reefer Madness" outlook on it.
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Neat discussion topic. I'm a bit weary of these studies done by the federal government on cannabis products because their conclusions seem to be largely incongruent with those of independent studies. It would be great if cannabis turned out to be a viable natural remedy for those suffering from PTSD because it's so affordable. I just hope that when it comes to finding suitable and effective medical treatment for the needs of our Soldiers, we keep an open mind.
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PO1 Richard Cormier
WHAT studies? The last "study" the Government did, that I know of, was when they produce the film in the 50's or 60's. Since then they have said it does NOT have any medical uses and is illegal for Dr's to treat therefore they can NOT do studies.
They did however do studies with LSD on servicemen in the 60's and determined they MIGHT want to use it on enemy but it is too dangerous.
They did however do studies with LSD on servicemen in the 60's and determined they MIGHT want to use it on enemy but it is too dangerous.
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PO1 Richard Cormier - ah, "Reefer Madness". The end all of cannabis research. Made in a era claiming by this time in our history we would all have our own flying car, humanoid robots in our homes, and would only work 2 days per week because everything would be so easy and/or automated.
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Virtually every argument against recreational or medical use of Marijuana is centered around it's illegality. It's circular logic, it's bad because it's illegal and it has to stay illegal because it's bad (because it's illegal).
I haven't smoked marijuana since I was in High School - almost 30 years ago. I still can't see any rational reason why it would be treated the way it does.
We as a society are collectively addicted to prescription drugs, which are incredibly expensive and many of which carry risks and side effects far in excess of even the most over the top scare tactics used by the prohibitionists. Opioids for example are incredibly addictive but are extremely commonly prescribed which is causing nothing short of an epidemic.
http://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/opioid-addiction-disease-facts-figures.pdf
Even if Marijuana did not have any medical benefit whatsoever again I can find no rational reason why Marijuana would be illegal in a society where alcohol was legal.
I haven't smoked marijuana since I was in High School - almost 30 years ago. I still can't see any rational reason why it would be treated the way it does.
We as a society are collectively addicted to prescription drugs, which are incredibly expensive and many of which carry risks and side effects far in excess of even the most over the top scare tactics used by the prohibitionists. Opioids for example are incredibly addictive but are extremely commonly prescribed which is causing nothing short of an epidemic.
http://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/opioid-addiction-disease-facts-figures.pdf
Even if Marijuana did not have any medical benefit whatsoever again I can find no rational reason why Marijuana would be illegal in a society where alcohol was legal.
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PO2 Robert Aitchison, I'm not addicted to the meds I get per say, but I'm "addicted" to them because they work with no side effects.
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PO1 Richard Cormier
SGT (Join to see) - The person that said the following:
I'm glad to see its still outlawed in the Army. It ought to be outlawed in the entire Military Industry. There are other ways and medicines to treat PTSD. Why possibly, take a chance on the only thing Marijuana does, is give you lung problems, and other illnesses, nicotine can give you?
Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the Army Surgeon General, on Thursday was wary of endorsing the first trials approved by the government for using marijuana to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
West noted she was an Army officer and the military still considers marijuana an illegal substance despite growing public support for its decriminalization. If service members test positive for marijuana, they can be subject to a “wide range of actions,” she said.
I'm glad to see its still outlawed in the Army. It ought to be outlawed in the entire Military Industry. There are other ways and medicines to treat PTSD. Why possibly, take a chance on the only thing Marijuana does, is give you lung problems, and other illnesses, nicotine can give you?
Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the Army Surgeon General, on Thursday was wary of endorsing the first trials approved by the government for using marijuana to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
West noted she was an Army officer and the military still considers marijuana an illegal substance despite growing public support for its decriminalization. If service members test positive for marijuana, they can be subject to a “wide range of actions,” she said.
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