Throughout the multiple articles I have read‚ I have found evidence that medical marijuana has benefited people socially‚ medically‚ and economically in many ways. Socially‚ allows medical marijuana patients get out of the house and experience a better life giving them the aid they need to tolerate their symptoms and live life. The plant has given some the chance to live life longer than expected and more comfortably with terminal illnesses such as HIV. There any many other diseases that have had
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Dr. Elizabeth Sachs 12 November 2013 Source Evaluation: Medical Marijuana In the article "The cannabis conundrum: medication v. regulation" written by Moira Gibbons; in December of 2011‚ she explains both the beneficial uses and dangers of Medical Marijuana. It is a very enlightening factual editorial‚ that describes the marijuana plant itself‚ along with its life changing effects‚ but also the dilemmas involved with Cannabis. The article gives stupendous knowledge concerning the ongoing continuous
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Working with Alcohol and Drug Use: Exploring the Knowledge and Attitudes of Social Work Students Galvani‚ S. & Hughes‚ N. (2008). Working with alcohol and drug use: Exploring the knowledge and attitudes of social work students. British journal of social work‚ 40‚ 946-962. doi: 1010093/bjsw/ben137. Study Discussion The target population of this study was social work students. The study population initially consisted of one hundred and fifty-six‚ and finally one hundred and twenty-one‚ Birmingham
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Holmesglen‚ TAFE Diploma of Nursing HLTEN606B Assess Clients and Manage Client Care Journal Article Review Report to: Susan Lanyon Report by: Thirl Sande Student ID: SAN11368205 Due Date: 15/8/2013 This paper examines reasons why respiratory rates are documented less often than other vital signs despite their importance and the author’s clinical experiences regarding it. Meredith and Massey (2010) stated that respiratory assessment should be done daily with other vital signs in patients who are
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Medical marijuana is the snake oil of the 21st century. Snake oil‚ popular in the 18th century for the relief of pain and disease‚ was proven to have no real value or any remedy. Much like snake oil‚ medical marijuana has no value as medicine. Marijuana is a Schedule 1 narcotic and is among the list of some of the most potent drugs that can be taken. The DEA‚ Drug Enforcement Agency‚ considers it lacking medical merit and having a high potential for abuse as it can be addictive and people can become
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A Journal Article Review #1 Andrea Corza Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessment Professor Ava Farahany January 14‚ 2011 Journal Article Review #1 “A guide to taking a patient’s history” is an article found in the December 2007 issue of the Nursing Standard which was written by‚ Hilary Lloyd and Stephen Craig. In this article Lloyd and Craig create an outline of sorts that can be followed in order to obtain a more thorough patient history. Throughout the article‚ Lloyd
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Medical Marijuana Marijuana has been used around the world for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of ailments. Chinese emperor Shen Nung was the first to record marijuana as a medical drug in 2737 B.C. He documented the drug’s effectiveness in treating the pains associated with rheumatism and gout. The legalization of medical marijuana has long been debated within American society and Government. Marijuana was a legal source for medicines in the U.S. until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937
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Article Critique XXXXXX XXXXX CNDV 5303 Lamar University Spring 2015 Wilkerson‚ K.‚ Pérusse‚ R.‚ & Hughes‚ A. (2013). Comprehensive school counseling programs and student achievement outcomes: A comparative analysis of RAMP versus non-RAMP schools. Professional School Counseling‚ 16(3)‚ 172-184. In order to justify the role of the school counselor in today’s public schools‚ we must have data to support the impact an effective school counseling program has on the students it serves. Largely
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Medical Marijuana Research Paper Searching the Internet I found several sites discussing Medical Marijuana and just one of the articles I found interesting told about a man that was quadriplegic. Funny how the article stated that he was confined to a wheelchair‚ like I don’t think I ever knew of a quadriplegic that wasn’t confined to a wheelchair – since they are paralyzed from the neck down most of the time. But the man discussed how he always felt like his arms and legs were being dipped in acid
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On April 14‚ 2011‚ I read an article in the New York Times that read Pat Robertson Questions Prison for Pot Convictions. (Shear) The article had caught my eye because of who Pat Robertson is and how you wouldn’t think he would be for the legalization of Marijuana. I would have to agree with what Pat goes on to say and how I feel a lot of it makes sense. “I’m not exactly for the use of drugs‚ don’t get me wrong‚ but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana‚ criminalizing the possession of
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