Cannabis & Migraines

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Dr. Ethan Russo, noted expert in headaches and the clinical use of cannabis, was OPN's guest at the August Patient Forum  Thursday evening which was participated in by about two dozen patients. Dr. Russo answered questions on a wide range of cannabis as medicine topics.

 

The superb forum is now available as a low bandwidth RealAudio file at:

 

http://drugpolicycentral.com/real/opn/opn7aug.rm

 

Dr. Russo is editor of the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics (see  http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/produ...ct.asp?sku=J175 ).  He also

conducted the "Chronic Cannabis Use in the Compassionate  Investigational New Drug Program: An Examination of Benefits and Adverse Effects of Legal Clinical Cannabis," which examined the overall health status of four of the seven remaining patients in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

 

One of Dr. Russo's principle areas of interest lies in headaches,

particularly migraine headaches. He has submitted several protocols to the FDA to study the effectiveness of cannabis-based treatments in migraine headaches and was finally approved to conduct a clinical study in 1999. He has also authored a historical review of cannabis therapy in obstetrics and gynecology.

 

The Ohio Patient Network is a non-profit coalition of patients, caregivers,

medical professionals, concerned citizens, and organizations who support the compassionate use of cannabis for various medicinal purposes.

Information about OPN can be found at http://www.ohiopatient.net

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