The+Uses+of+THC

 **__The Uses of THC__ ** Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, has two main forms of use. Very distinctive from one another, are the obvious recreational uses and the somewhat road medicinal uses. THC, the active ingredient of a plant which is commonly referred to as Marijuana is used as a “recreational” drug for its psychoactive, psychedelic, and euphoric effects. The use of this drug is illegal here in the United States and has many harmful side effects, such as depression or memory loss, associated with long-term, consistent use. Despite the common conception of THC, being the active ingredient in Marijuana, as only having one purpose with many negative side-effects, there are also some research findings indicating its potentially positive medicinal value. Various clinical studies and case reports have discovered and indicate different effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) when applied to certain medical diseases, conditions, syndromes, and related symptoms. Different medical uses of the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol, mostly in the form of its synthetic counterpart dronabinol, include the following : __ Medical Uses of Tetrahydrocannabinol  __  · Nausea and Vomiting · Anorexia · Movement Disorders, Spacisity, Epilepsy || ·  Autoimmune Diseases · Glaucoma · Asthma · Psychiatric Symptoms || ·  Mixed Syndromes · Inflammation · Misc. Medical Conditions ||
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The term “medical marijuana” refers to the synthetic form of tetrahydrocannabinol, dronabinol. This is the active ingredient of the drug Marinol, a prescription drug approved by the FDA. Clinical trials of Marinol have been successfully tested to stimulate appetite, therefore used in the treatment of AIDS related anorexia, as well as Alzheimer patients refusing to eat (“Marinol”). Positive effects were also seen in clinical trials and case studies involving the treatment of the side effects nausea and vomiting associated with cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, as well as sufferers of AIDS and hepatitis. These are the specific usages indicated for the drug Marinol. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Low doses of THC directly have shown to improve the efficiency of anti-nausea drugs when take together (“Medical”). The psychoactive effects have also been used as therapeutic symptom treatments for spasticity, movement disorders, and seizures, such as those caused by multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and Tourette’s Syndrome, and epilepsy (“Medical”). THC’s proven analgesic properties are also used to alleviate many pain symptoms associated with various conditions ranging from HIV infection and cancer to headaches and menstrual pain. Other such medical uses include relieving intraocular pressure caused by glaucoma, acting as an anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and also improving symptoms of depression and other psychiatric mood disorders, as well as other mixed syndromes and medical conditions(“Medical”). The various uses of tetrahydrocannabinol also present negative and positive health effects of the chemical on the individual.