The Surprising Effect Of Marijuana On Morphine Dependence

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Injections of THC, the active principle of cannabis, eliminate dependence on opiates (morphine, heroin) in rats deprived of their mothers at birth. This has been shown by a study carried out by Valérie Daugé and her team at the Laboratory for Physiopathology of Diseases of the Central Nervous System (UPMC / CNRS / INSERM) in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. The findings could lead to therapeutic alternatives to existing substitution treatments.
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JackHerer
  • added July 06, 2009

17 comments // The Surprising Effect Of Marijuana On Morphine Dependence

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    Pretty cool.

    But, um, THC injections? How do I talk my doctor into giving me one of those! ;-)

    Hou_Kairs
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    Hell yes!!

    alivein85
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    "The Cure" for dope!

    ras_menelik
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    Fascinating! Rodent studies are notorious for not reliably translating well to human treatment for neurological stuff. Some monkey studies might be just the thing though. Definitely worth trying I think. if nothing else THC wont have the breathing suppressive effects that make methadone so dangerous.

    bombastinator
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    what the hell does separating and traumatizing poor little creatures have to do with morphine addiction? maybe it's time we got some serial killers and rapists to be our "guinea pigs", it would give us more accurate findings too...

    ALLNATURALVEGANS
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    In 1992 I was diagnosed with M.S. being depressed I started smoking pot again and 17 years later I have not had a symptom.Thank you god for your help and thank you Tony my weed man. This is no joke.

    regularrf
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    Keep up the good work Jack. Your voice is being heard.

    lifeofajaybird
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    weed is just good for everything

    N_Dank
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    You know what irritates me more than vivisection? Vivisection that is experiments that could just as easily--and with more accurate results--be performed on voluntary human participants. Goddamnit.

    numinant
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    Opiate dependence has grown, thanks to the oxy- family!! Any research that helps rehabilitate unsuspecting victims, ie. Patients who have suffered painful injuries. Alot of these patients are prescribed painkillers during recovery, then fail to realize they have withdrawl symptoms. Many times they feel depressed and think it's related to the injury, however it's probably conected to the withdrawl from the narcotic! $€@!\!

    CELTIXSHAMROX
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    Very little about the benefits of marijuana surprises me anymore.

    SDLN
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    I found this post on current

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    interesting with a capital I

    Thank You IAMFREE for posting this.

    http://current.com/items/90348047_the-biggest-crime-in-human-history-is-underway...

    Highr0ller
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    It isn't just for breakfast anymore!

    SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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    Lets get our voice Heard !!!

    injectable marijuana scares the crap outa me. no telling what they did to that stuff.

    hunzedog

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