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Health conditions
Undoubtedly, one of the major problems of the youth today in almost all countries of the world is drug abuse. Exposure to prohibited drugs ( also known as street – drugs ) like cocaine, heroin, ecstacy, marijuana and many more often leadsto destructive results to physical and mental well-being of a person. Interesting though that the use of these prohibited drugs have been widespread everywhere and this posts an alarming problem with governments of nations. I have read in one article though when I was searching over the internet about marijuana, specifically medical marijuana. It says that marijuana also known as cannabis has been proven thru the years regarding its medicinal benefits. History has it that thousand of years ago, in Ancient China, people have been enjoying the therapeutical benefits of the cannabis plant. According to the people, the plant brings them a feeling of calm, peaceful and healthy lives. In the U.S. , people have loved marijuana due to its help in making them better whenever they are afflicted with adverse health conditions.
Studies have shown that it does actually have several well-documented beneficial effects. For example of its uses are when it comes to treatment of the following health conditions: the amelioration of nausea and vomiting, stimulation of hunger with patients inflicted with AIDS and patients undergoing chemotherapy, lowered intraocular eye pressure, as well as gastrointestinal sickness. Its effectiveness as means of analgesic has also been suggested. My brother who is a licensed surgeon has also mentioned to me that medical marijuana is also widely used as a pain reliever to patients. He used to study and practice medicie in California for almost 5 years before coming back home in the Philippines. He has even mentioned that in the State of California, there is a wide promotion of Medical Marijuana Programs in the entire state.