Posted by linkadge on December 24, 2013, at 12:42:16
In reply to Re: Marijuna Use Linked to Schizophrenia In Teens, posted by alexandra_k on December 23, 2013, at 13:59:43
Sure, if there were a 100% cure for mental illness, nobody would need to turn to alternatives like marijuana.
The problem is that conventional medications do not cure (or even adequately treat) many patients with mental illness. They don't want you doing pot, but they're fine with your taking 5 anti-epileptics. They don't want you smoking pot, but they're fine with you on handfuls of painkillers. They don't want you smoking pot, but they will put you on paxil, zyprexa and clonazepam in one breath.
Its not that they are flat out wrong about risks, its that they distort the relative importance of them in terms of patient wellness and quality of life.
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