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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778649903321

Autore

Mack Alison

Titolo

Marijuana as medicine? [[electronic resource] ] : the science beyond the controversy / / Alison Mack, Janet Joy for the Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-18553-X

0-309-50386-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JoyJanet E <1953-> (Janet Elizabeth)

Disciplina

615/.32345

Soggetti

Marijuana - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Marijuana, Medicine, and Science I -- Introduction 1 -- Can Marijuana Help? 2 -- How Harmful Is Marijuana? 3 -- Medical Marijuana and Disease II -- Marijuana and Pain 4 -- Marijuana and AIDS 5 -- Marijuana and Cancer 6 -- Marijuana and Muscle Spasticity 7 -- Marijuana and Neurological Disorders 8 -- Marijuana and Glaucoma 9 -- Medical Marijuana in Context III -- Pharmaceuticals from Marijuana 10 -- Legal Issues 11 -- Marijuana's Medical Future 12 -- index.