5 Things You Should Know Before Visiting a Medical Marijuana Doctor
It all seems so simple. Making an appointment, bring documents to support state requirements, fill out some forms, pay a fee, fill out an online form, wait a bit, and get a card. Then you will have access to the drug that cures everything. Sadly, it is not that simple. You might believe that evil […]
Medical Marijuana: Don’t Buy Into The Hype
In more than forty-five years of medical practice, you learn some lessons, often from the most unusual places. One of my most important experiences in medicine and life came from two remarkable individuals, Joe and Arnold. After being unable to make the grade as a baker, machinist, or sausage maker during high school, I ended […]
3 Things To Ask Your Medical Marijuana Doctor
Traditionally, your physician will offer you treatments and medications that have been a subject of numerous “gold standard” studies from a wide range of medical facilities and researchers. For medical marijuana, this approach has not been available because of the legal status of marijuana as a highly restricted Schedule One narcotic has made wide-scale research […]
You Are Your Best Painkiller
Here’s the problem… millions of Americans currently taking opioids for chronic pain, but according to Beth Darnall, PhD1, a Stanford pain psychologist in her book, Psychological Treatment for Patients With Chronic Pain: “Chronic pain is rarely eliminated with opioids” and “Research has shown that on average, long term use of opioids reduce pain only by […]