Я не настаиваю, но вот некоторая ин-ция к размышлению. получается, что конопля хорошая альтернатива опиоидамhttp://www.cnn.com/2016/05/12/health/opioid-addiction-history/The FDA and CDC have started taking steps to address the opioid abuse epidemic. In March, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine that there still aren't enough data about long-term use of prescription opioids.But, he wrote, "We know of no other medication routinely used for a nonfatal condition that kills patients so frequently."http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/25/health/medical-marijuana-overdose-deaths/Research on marijuana (http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/health/nfl-marijuana-ban-eugene-monroe/)The marijuana plant is composed of some 500 chemicals that work together to create its impact on the brain. It's known as "the entourage effect" -- the chemicals work best together, instead of in isolation. Two particular chemicals of interest are THC and cannabadiol, known as CBD.When it comes to pain relief, marijuana has a scientific track record. THC is the chemical ingredient that makes people feel high. However, it can also provide relief from pain. For patients undergoing chemotherapy, it can help them regain their appetite. It has been found to reduce pain for patients with arthritis, and has anti-inflammatory qualities. Marijuana was widely used for pain relief in the 1800s.There's not much research about marijuana's impact on brain injuries. Animal studies have found that CBD has a neuroprotective effect on brain cells. When CBD was administered to pigs with brain injuries, CBD brought electircal activity close to normal levels and reduced amounts of stress on the brain. Mice who were administered CBD had fewer brain cells die from brain injury, when compared to mice that didn't have CBD.Research on marijuana is difficult because the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration continues to categorize it as a drug with no currently accepted medical use.But the U.S. government holds a patent on marijuana as a neuroprotectant. In the patent, it says "The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and HIV dementia."Art Caplan, dean of research for New York University's Sports and Society program, said it's too early to start using pot to help relieve concussions."I think the science on concussion is nonexistent. I hear it said. I think it's just talk," Caplan said.Dr. Julie Holland, a psychiatrist and author of "The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis," agrees that the studies on marijuana and concussions are early. But, she said, that's why more research needs to be done."There isn't data yet, but there should be, and the government shouldn't be holding back on doing research," she said.