Cannabis and Diseases Part 3
This article focuses on how to use cannabis for disease treatment. In the third part, we will explore liver fibrosis, alcoholism, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and autism.
Article Contents:
Cannabis and Liver Fibrosis
Currently, no states approve medical marijuana for liver fibrosis treatment. However, research may change things. The medical journal Cell Death and Disease conducted a study showing that cannabidiol (CBD) in marijuana causes a molecular reaction in liver fibrosis, which can be simply explained as suicide of unwanted cells. Marijuana seeds with high CBD content can be found here.
This reaction between malignant cells and CBD is key to stopping excessive liver tissue accumulation causing this disease, which ultimately leads to liver failure and patient death.
Shockingly, liver fibrosis is the tenth most common cause of death among Americans. This disease affects the lives of more than 400,000 Americans. Legalizing medical cannabis could be the solution.
Cannabis and Alcoholism
Recently, several studies have been conducted regarding cannabis use as a treatment for alcoholism. Research showed that in most cases, cannabis administration helps, both for acute alcohol withdrawal and long-term alcohol abstinence. When a person takes marijuana, receptors in their brain are activated, which helps with alcohol dependency.
It is a known fact that if a person stops drinking alcohol after several years of use, there is a high possibility of death. A study (INSERM, Complutense University Madrid, and CAD-Cannabis for Alcohol Dependence) showed that cannabis used during alcohol withdrawal protects brain neurons from cell death. If cell protection does not occur, and cell death happens, this can ultimately lead to the alcoholic's death.
Moreover, one of the most amazing things is that cannabis use can reverse and help prevent alcohol poisoning. I'm not saying it's a good way to get drunk and think you'll be fine if you smoke a few joints.
It may help, but it's better not to try.
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