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Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS Teacher Edition
Contributor(s): Russo, Ethan B. (Author)
ISBN: 0789016982     ISBN-13: 9780789016980
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2002
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Pharmacology
- Medical | Allied Health Services - General
- Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Dewey: 616
LCCN: 2001051488
Series: Practicing Organization Development Series
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.44" W x 8.8" (1.24 lbs) 238 pages
Themes:
- Topical - AIDS
 
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Publisher Description:

Explore the controversial subject of cannabis therapeutics for HIV/AIDS patients!Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS provides a scientific view of the benefits of marijuana in helping to increase appetite, ease the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, and improve quality of life for patients. Dr. Ethan Russo, editor of the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics, has assembled a collection of first-rate information from clinicians, researchers, and patients. Based on scientific research, this book offers insights into how using cannabis has helped patients deal with the symptoms of HIV/AIDS. This informative book contains:

  • a broad medical overview of the pertinent topics of interest with respect toAIDS and its treatment
  • an insider's view on the twenty-year history of the discovery of AIDS and its junction with cannabis and the medical marijuana political movement
  • survey studies of clinical cannabis usage from different populations in California
  • a state-of-the-art review of immunological issues in cannabis usage and pulmonary issues with smoked cannabis
  • data on the method of cannabis vaporization
  • information on standardized sublingual whole-cannabis extracts, rectal suppositories, and aerosol preparations