While cannabis’ health risks prompted its reclassification in January, the drug looks set to become a key ingredient of a new pain relief medicine. Katrina Megget reports on the emergence of sativex Pain releaf (PDF)
Tag Archive for therapeutic use
Druglink news item 2007 – Field of dreams by Steve Rolles
Plans to license Afghan opium production for medical use have been garnering much publicity and high level support, most recently from the British Medical Association. Is this the ‘silver bullet’ to heal Afghanistan, as well as the global barriers to…
Druglink article 2003 – A tokin’ gesture: why the joint will prevail by Ross Coomber
Despite successful trials of synthetic cannabis, it is still no match for the drug itself. Ross Coomber explains why the availability of pharmaceutical cannabis preparations will not prevent the smoking of cannabis by therapeutic users A tokin’ gesture: why the…
Druglink article 2012 – Acid tests by Jeremy Sare
Controlled drugs like opium and cannabis have long documented histories as medicines; morphine is still the gold standard treatment for pain relief. But since the discovery of LSD, the psychedelics too might have their own clinical applications Acid tests (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – The human cannabis farm by Richard Shrubb
Cannabis smokers have been indirectly responsible for important developments in nervous system medicine. Richard Shrubb on how the body’s own cannabinoids have the potential to treat a range of conditions, including psychosis. The human cannabis farm (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Hit or miss? by Jude
For a creative environment where you need to earn a living, it doesn’t come much tougher than the music business. Jude describes fighting the demons in your head and across the studio floor. Hit or miss? (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – The acid test by David Ader
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD, MDMA and ketamine show promise in the treatment of mental health problems. The crossover between illicit drugs and medicines is nothing new. Opiates like heroin and morphine can be our most effective medical painkillers, yet cause immense harm to individuals and society. Some drugs…
Druglink article 2014 – Joint ventures by David Ader
As both the medical and recreational marijuana businesses in North America grow apace, David Ader explores the pot at the end of the rainbow. With Colorado and Washington’s experiments with recreational cannabis legalisation filling acres of newspaper space, the continued rapid development of the medical marijuana…
Druglink article 1998 – Cannabis cures all? by David Jackson
Many drug services are now perfectly at ease with collecting urine samples from clients and discussing the results with them. Research shows that up to three in five opiate users take cannabis on a regular basis. Could there be another…
Druglink article 1998 – Control through evidence: the double-edged sword by Tom Waller
With licensing on the cards for GPs who prescribe substitute drugs, the research base for those prescribing decisions must be urgently reconsidered. When we insist on only accepting evidence-based medicine are we simply cutting ourselves off from better alternatives? Control…