Psychoactive hemp as an alternative to opioid analgesics in the United States
The senator asked the experts with a request to proceed with the study of the analgesic properties of psychoactive hemp, in order to replace it sold without any control pharmaceutical preparations containing opioids.
The problem is, the so-called "Epidemics of the abuse of opioid analgesics", for several years discussed American politicians, with varying degrees of activity. In February, the topic resurfaced in the American Parliament, thanks to Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has a bold proposal to address the issue that can greatly help the legalization of medical cannabis at the federal level.
Senator sent to the American Center for Disease Control (CDC), a letter in which requested the establishment of international experts to begin the study of analgesic properties of psychoactive hemp, in order to replace it sold without any control pharmaceutical preparations containing opioids.
In his letter addressed to Dr. Tom Frieden (chapter CDC), Miss Warren asks the service to enter the market under strict control measures of opioid analgesics, as well as to limit the issuance of prescriptions to obtain them. In addition, the senator proposes Center specialists consider replacing opioid painkillers alternative means, among which she especially identified psychoactive hemp.
"I hope that you, as authorized by the state experts in the field of medicine will be able to find the most effective methods of treatment of chronic pain, which will help us to remove from the open market of products containing hazardous substances opioid," wrote Miss Warren. "The Senate is already known about the extent of the problems associated with the illicit use of pharmaceuticals data, but as far as we know, federal agencies have not been able to give Parliament any proposal to resolve this crisis, and what you should do immediately."
As an alternative solution to the problem of painkillers, Miss Warren offers the CDC, as well as related services to begin to study the properties of psychoactive cannabis as a substitute for tablets with opiates. "It is necessary to examine in detail the possibility of a complete replacement of opioid medications medical hemp, whose effectiveness as a painkiller confirmed research conducted on the territory of several states", said in his address, Senator, offering scientists also see statistics about the impact of the legalization of the use of psychoactive cannabis at the federal level, the number of deaths by analgesic overdose.
At the moment, the main obstacle to the full legalization of medical cannabis at the federal level is the lack of evidence from reputable sources, confirming its therapeutic efficacy in the treatment. While she will be in the first list of prohibited substances, the psychoactive cannabis can not be how widespread any medicine. In addition, a strict ban on the distribution is also an obstacle to the scientific community in the way of studying its medicinal properties.
Due to the severity of this prohibition, hemp is a long time in a difficult position in which the sanitary service does not allow for its legalization due to lack of evidence of the effectiveness of plants in medicine, thus preventing the research that can prove its status as a medicine.
It is worth noting that despite the lack of "official" confirmation of the therapeutic properties of cannabisa, over the past few years the network has a lot of articles from independent researchers, talking about various beneficial properties of psychoactive cannabis, as well as "personal stories" of consumers, according to which the medical cannabis not only was able to successfully replace opioid tablets, but also help patients to end their addiction.
For example, the story of a former college football star, Jim McMahon, who claims to be the psychoactive cannabis helped him get rid of opioid dependence in a few months. "Tablets have brought me more harm than good. Medical cannabis has helped me to forget about them, as well as chronic pain from old injuries," stated Mr. McMahon in an interview with one of the American tabloids.
According to CDC statistics, every day, kills about 44 people in the US from an overdose of painkillers. According to the same statistics, in 2014, the number of victims of painkillers was 47.055 people. "In order to overcome this epidemic, it is important to ensure that the federal authorities have cooperated in their work with local authorities and with representatives of the public," the letter said Miss Warren. "The only way we will be able to get accurate facts to produce a further plan to combat this disease that has affected our country."