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Prescription Drugs You Can Replace with Medical Marijuana
It has been proven that medical cannabis serves as a perfect and natural medicine to help treat many conditions in the safest way possible. Further research and use may prove that it is an ideal alternative for many pharmaceutical drugs and the best way to avoid a plethora of harmful side effects. It is safe, harmless and has a huge medical potential to treat whole spectra of diseases and conditions.
The plant is finally reaching the point of being legalized in many parts of the world, both for medical and recreational use. Companies like People’s OC offer legal marijuana-based medicine like extracts or flowers, as the plant is already legally distributed in California. Research is showing that cannabis may help treat and ease many ailments ranging from depression and pain and even more serious conditions like Alzheimer’s, epilepsy or even cancer.
In this article, we will try to break down a list of most used and abused pharmaceutical drugs which can easily be replaced by cannabis:
Side-effect Killer
First of all, we need to mention painkillers. They are probably most used and abused drug for pain in the USA. Statistics have shown that a total of 44 deaths per day are caused by painkiller overdose and misuse, they are very easy to find and very difficult to keep away from.
Recent studies have shown that cannabis can be used to treat pain. More importantly, there are no side effects or a risk of becoming addicted, which should be seriously considered when attempting to use pharmaceutical painkillers.
Cannabis is a natural and care-free way of treating pain, no harmful chemicals are used to produce it, and therefore there is no direct harm to your body or mind.
Anxiety – A Modern Man’s Unwelcome Guest
Anxiety is a very common condition and can cause big problems in our lives. It hinders our daily activities and there is just no easy way of treating it. That’s why people resort to ‘’quickest’’ prescription medical solutions like Valium or Xanax which can be very dangerous because our bodies can easily develop resistance which then urges a bigger dose and it is a perfectly paved way to addiction.
Cannabis has proven to be the best replacement for these drugs for many users, although it still can cause an increase in anxiety, especially for new users, who are not yet used to the state our bodies and mind go into after consuming it.
Stimulant Drugs – Thanks, But No Thanks!
People with ADHD diagnosis are prescribed drugs like Ritalin or Adderall. These are so-called performance drugs which help people concentrate, maintain focus, reduce appetite, and overall increase performance for anything they try to do.
They are commonly used among younger people like students, often recklessly because they want to always be at their best. Side effects are present of course and include high blood pressure, insomnia, nervousness, headache, etc.
Anti-depressants are NOT Your Friends
Our organisms produce a chemical called endo-cannabinoids which are bound to the same receptors in the body as phytocannabinoids that are found in cannabis. Constant exposure to stress has a negative effect on your body and results in a reduced amount of endocannabinoids produced which leads to sadness, boredom, indifference, and depression.
It has been proven that cannabis helps stabilize mood, especially for non-regular users. It calms you down but it also helps you think and focus on current problems and how to deal with those in a way appropriate for you as a perfect stress reliever.
It is worth mentioning that there were cases where cannabis only strengthened symptoms of
depression, but more adequate research is needed to confirm that.
Say Goodbye to Insomnia
Cannabis is a perfect way to help you fall asleep easier and have a longer sleep without feeling dazed or tired afterward. It is also a safe solution since many side-effects, caused by pharmaceutical insomnia drugs like headaches, stomach aches, shaking, and most importantly, overdose are all safely avoided. Contact People’s OC at 2721 S Grand Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705, USA; 714-582- 3446
About the Author Taylor
A marijuana enthusiast, vaporizer connoisseur, a frequent user of CBD and he's also the founder of iMarijuanit.com.